Sudado de pescado (Fish sudado)
Apr 18th, 2008 by Diego

Sudado is the word in spanish for “sweaten”. No, the fish didn’t go to the gym; it’s the effect of cooking it with some spices and white wine, which turns the fish tender and tasty. The sudado is one of the healthiest ways to prepare a fish and have many variations along the peruvian coast. This time, you’ll get sudado for 6 people in only 30 minutes.
Ingredients:
- 6 fish fillets (150 - 200 g / 5.5 - 7 oz each one), cleaned and without bones.
- 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
- 1 big onion, peeled and cut in thin slices
- 2 teaspoons of ground garlics or 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1 teaspoon of fresh, grated ginger (optional)
- 1 yellow chili/pepper, ground (optional)
- 1 tablespoon of parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon of cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 cup of dry white wine
- 1 - 2 tomatoes, peeled and cut in slices
- Juice of 1 lime, more or less
- Salt
- Pepper
Preparation:
Heat the oil in a pot and add the onion, the garlics and the ginger. Let it cook slightly, but don’t let it gets brown. Add the ground yellow chili/pepper, the lime juice and the wine. Cook for some minutes to evaporate the alcohol.
Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes and, on top of all, the fillets. Cook on a low flame covering the pot, until the fish gets tender. The time will depend on the fillet thickness.
Serve with white rice and boiled potatoes cut in slices.
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