FISH FILLET WITH CILANTRO PESTO
Ingredients :
Cilantro Pesto:
2 cups cilantro leaves and stems
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon oil
½ teaspoon sugar
2 garlic cloves
2 white fish fillets (5 oz /150 g each)
Sauce:
½ cup sugar
¼ cup water
¼ cup white wine vinegar
1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons fresh yellow aji, seeded and deveined, finely chopped
Salt
Preparation:
Cilantro Pesto:
Place cilantro with soy sauce, pepper, oil, sugar and garlic cloves in a food processor and process until minced.
Spread cilantro mixture onto both sides of each fillet and set aside at room temperature for 15 minutes. Heat grill to medium-high heat. Spray non-stick spray on each side of fish and place on grill. Cook about 4 – 6 minutes per side or until fish is cooked but still juicy. Serve fish with cooked white rice and the sauce.
Sauce:
Place sugar with water, vinegar, minced garlic and salt in a small saucepan over medium high heat. When sugar has dissolved, lower heat and continue cooking until mixture has the consistency of a syrup (approximately 8 – 10 minutes). Remove from the heat and stir in aji or chili.
How to fillet, skin and debone fish
2 servings
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