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Filetes de Pescado con Salsa Mexicana

Published: Jun 24, 2013 · Updated: Mar 7, 2019 by Mely Martínez

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As I’ve mentioned before, Tampico, Tamaulipas is my hometown. Its port on the Gulf of Mexico is well known in the region for its  seafood restaurants and for the many ways that the locals like to cook fish and other seafood.

Although the supermarkets carry a large selection of fish and seafood products, the locals still prefer to go to the old “La Puntilla” fish market along the Panuco River.

Fish with Mexican Sauce / Filetes de Pescado con Salsa Mexicana

Fish with Mexican Sauce | Filetes de Pescado con Salsa Mexicana

Here the fishing boats arrive early in the morning to deliver the last night’s catch.  It is common to see at Sunday family gatherings a table full of shrimp, crabs, fish, turnover-empanadas and the like. This meal is called a "Mariscada", kind of a like a Seafood party, and it’s usually accompanied with a cold beer. That’s one of the things to look forward to when visiting my town.

Filetes de Pescado con Salsa Mexicana | Fish with Mexican Sauce
Photo Courtesy of "El Sol De Tampico", Newspaper.

How to make filetes de pescado con salsa mexicana

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Filetes de Pescado con Salsa Mexicana | Ingredients

DIRECTIONS:

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  • Season the fish with  the salt, pepper, and lime juice, then slightly dust with the flour, patting it on to coat the fish. The flour will help prevent the fish from breaking or sticking to the pan while cooking. Dust off any excess flour. (Please check the ingredients list below)
  • Heat the 2 Tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet at medium high. Add the garlic slices and fry until golden.
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Filetes de Pescado con Salsa Mexicana | easy and with excellent results
  • Once the garlic has a golden color, remove the garlic slices. Place the filets in the skillet (avoid crowding the pan). Cook until firm. This step will take between 2 to 4 minutes depending of the thickness of the filet.  Repeat this  step with the remaining filets if not all of them fit at once.
  • Once each filet is cooked, transfer to a large dish and cover loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm or place in a warm oven while you prepare the salsa (which will take just a few minutes). Or better yet, you can start the salsa while the filets are cooking.
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DIRECTIONS FOR THE SALSA:

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  • Heat the tablespoon of oil in a non stick skillet and add the onion, jalapeño pepper, and garlic clove. Sauté until the onion is transparent.
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  • Add the chopped tomato and stir, season with salt and cover. Let the salsa cook in medium high for about 5 minutes. The texture will be that of a (not overcooked) chunky salsa with a little bit of bite. Make sure you use good juicy tomatoes to have a great salsa, if not your salsa will be dry and you’ll need to add some water.
  • Serve the fish and top it with the salsa along with white rice, steam vegetables or a salad.

¡Buen provecho!

Mely,

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Filetes de Pescado con Salsa Mexicana

Mely Martínez
Easy fish fillets in Salsa recipe, it is done in a matter of minutes, and it’s usually accompanied by a cold beer. That’s one of the things to look forward to when visiting my town. Filetes de Pescado con Salsa Mexicana.
4.80 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Seafood
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4
Calories 301 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ pound of fish filets Tilapia, Sole or Cod works fine**
  • 1 lime
  • ⅓ cup flour
  • 2 garlic cloves thinly sliced
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons of canola oil

For the sauce

  • 2 large tomatoes diced
  • ½ cup of white diced onion
  • 1 jalapeño o serrano pepper minced ***
  • 1 large garlic clove minced
  • 1 Tablespoon of canola or olive oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Chopped cilantro or parsley to garnish optional

Instructions
 

  • Season the fish with the salt, pepper, and lime juice, then lightly dust with the flour, patting it on to coat the fish. The flour will help prevent the fish from breaking or sticking to the pan while cooking. Dust off any excess flour.
  • Heat the 2 Tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet at medium-high. Add the garlic slices and fry until golden.
  • Once the garlic has a golden color, remove the garlic slices. Place the filets in the skillet (avoid crowding the pan). Cook until firm. This step will take between 2 to 4 minutes depending on the thickness of the filet. Repeat this step with the remaining filets if not all of them fit at once.
  • Once each filet is cooked, transfer to a large dish and cover loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm or place in a warm oven while you prepare the salsa (which will take just a few minutes). Or better yet, you can start the salsa while the filets are cooking.

DIRECTIONS FOR THE SALSA:

  • Heat the tablespoon of oil in a non-stick skillet and add the onion, jalapeño pepper, and garlic clove. Sauté until the onion is transparent.
  • Add the chopped tomato and stir, season with salt and cover. Let the salsa cook on medium high for about 5 minutes. The texture will be that of a (not overcooked) chunky salsa with a little bit of bite. Make sure you use good juicy tomatoes to have a great salsa, if not your salsa will be dry and you’ll need to add some water.
  • Serve the fish and top it with the salsa along with white rice, steam vegetables or a salad.

Notes

  • * Make sure you have all the ingredients ready according to the above list since this is a dish that cooks quickly.
  • ** You can use any other type of fish that’s available in your area.
  • *** Adjust the number of peppers to your taste or substitute the jalapeño pepper with a green bell pepper for a non-spicy version.

Nutrition

Calories: 301kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 33gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 97mgPotassium: 936mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 726IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Tom

    May 09, 2019 at 3:42 pm

    My wife will reject anything that will be hot but this sounds sooooo good and I will use like maybe 1/4 of the Jalapeno then when I serve it I will use a dash of ground chili pepper (grown in my garden and so rich) to my plate.
    On the subject of peppers and hot I usually grow 3 Tabasco plants every summer and dry and then I remove the seeds and placenta and grind to a almost talcum texture. The point is the tiniest dash to almost any dish make the flavor explode. and a dash is like a pinch. It really makes a dish exciting used sparingly

    Reply
    • mmartinez

      May 10, 2019 at 8:46 pm

      Hello Tom,
      Love you take in dried hot pepper powder. And thank you for trying the recipe for this fish with Mexican sauce.

      Reply
  2. phil webster

    May 19, 2018 at 8:27 pm

    5 stars
    the filetes de pescado con salsa mexicana is the best dinner you can make. you can use any fish but a meater
    one works the best. cook the fish then add the salsa made up with inions -green peppers-green chilies-olives and cilantro

    tomatoes red. if not a enough juice just add a little v-8 juice. serve with Mexican rice and beans and poco de galo.

    Reply
  3. Rebecca Subbiah

    July 10, 2013 at 6:34 pm

    this looks so good, must have it soon 🙂

    Reply
  4. yvette84

    June 28, 2013 at 3:46 am

    Mely

    This plate looks delicious! My dad is a fisherman and tilapia is his main catch so we have it frequently. I am definitely gonna cook this recipe with some yellow rice and some nopalitos,ya se me está a ciendo agua la boca thank you so much for what you do

    Reply
  5. Karen

    June 24, 2013 at 7:28 pm

    Mmm! I like the way you hardly put any flour on the fish and then brushed it off. I always thought I used too much flour when frying fish, but I guess it never occurred to me to brush most of it off! Haha! Looks delicious, Mely!

    Reply
  6. Nora

    June 24, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    Ya extrañábamos a la cocinera...Se me antojo! Cuando vi la foto de portada pensé que era salsa pico de gallo. Me regalaron unas postas de peto. Es un pez grande de aguas profundas, no lo vemos aquí en los mercados de Tampico. Lo voy a hacer frito y con salsa fresca pico de gallo.

    Besos Mely

    Reply
  7. Prieta

    June 24, 2013 at 3:35 am

    This looks soooo good! I think I will have this for dinner tomorrow night. Thanks for the idea!

    Reply

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