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Pescado Frito (Fried Fish)
Pescado Frito (Fried Fish) is a traditional Ecuadorian recipe for a dish of sea bass fillets marinated with lemon and garlic that are dusted with flour, fried and served with a tomato, bell pepper, onion and lettuce salad. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ecuadorian version of: Fried Fish (Pescado Frito).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
20 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
Serves:
6
Rating:
Tags : Vegetable RecipesEcuador Recipes
Pescado Frito (Fried Fish) a Classic Ecuadorian recipe for a dish of sea bass fillets marinated with lemon and garlic that are dusted with flour, fried and served with a tomato, bell pepper, onion and lettuce salad.
Ingredients:
700g sea bass fillets
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
1 tsp, garlic, minced
4 lemons
100g wheat flour
oil, to taste
1 head of lettuce
1 bell pepper, sliced into julienne strips
1 tomato
2 onions, cut into julienne strips
salt, to taste
oil for frying
Method:
Season the fish fillets with the garlic, salt, white pepper and the juice of 2 lemons and the zest of 1 lemon juice then dust liberally with flour.
Heat oil in a pan, add the fish fillets and fry until nicely browned on both sides and cooked through.
Wash the lettuce and drain then arrange in a bowl with the tomato, bell pepper and onion. Add the juice of 2 lemons, season with salt and drizzle over olive oil to taste.
Serve the salad to accompany the fried fish.