Cuban Fish Coco Loco

A way to add a Cuban twist to your next fish recipe. This delicious dish is distinctively tropical....
by Carla Cancio Bello
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Ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons coco rallado
  • 6 slices bread
  • 1 ripe plantain
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon Goya Adobo sin Pimienta

    Method

  • Prepare fish, slice lengthwise down the cavity and set aside
  • Prepare stuffing by combining bread, plantain, raisins, pine nuts wine, onion, tomato sauce bay leaf and adobo and mix well.
  • Cook over low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Drain and reserve excess liquid.
  • Add coco rallado to stuffing mixture. Stuff the fish with the mixture.
  • Secure the fish with skewers, toothpicks etc. and then place in baking dish. Pour the remaining liquid in baking dish.
  • Bake at a low temperature for about one hour. It is finished when you can flake the fish flesh.
  • Garnish with coconut flakes and serve immediately.

Get your ingredients at: www.cubancuisine.co.uk

 

 

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