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Dorado Ala Parilla Con Chile Verde

Monday, 26 May 2008

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Chef Chris Fernandez, originally from Mexico, is now the Master Chef of Red Mesa Restaurant in St. Petersburg. This recipe reflects his "Nuevo Latino with a Mexican Twist" style. He specializes in using nouveau techniques to combine traditional Mexican recipes with Latin flavors.

Ingredients

At a glance

Cuisine

Mexican

Ingredient

Seafood

Cooking Method

Sauté

Heat Level

Chile

Poblano

Meal/Course

Appetizer/Hors d'oeuvre

Serves

For the Chile Verde Sauce:

3 whole poblano chiles
1 pound tomatillos
2 serrano chiles
1 Spanish onion
2 medium tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
4 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
2 cinnamon sticks
1/2 cup sesame seeds
3 cups chicken stock, divided
2 tablespoons honey
Salt and pepper
8 sprigs parsley
8 sprigs cilantro

For the Fish:

2 pounds Mahi Mahi
Salt and pepper
6 large plantain or banana leaves (available in most Asian markets)

Methods/steps

For the Chile Verde Sauce:

Roast the poblano chiles, tomatillos, serrano chiles, onion, tomatoes, and garlic in a roasting pan in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes.

In the meantime, heat the olive oil in a sauce pan. Heat the oil through and toast the pumpkin seeds for about 2 minutes. Add the cinnamon sticks, sesame seeds, and toast for 2 more minutes.

By this time the vegetables should be done. Remove them from the oven and dice them up. Add the diced vegetables to the toasted spices, in addition to 1-1/3 cup of the chicken stock, and the honey; cook for 3 minutes. Put this mixture in a blender and puree. Pour the mixture into a pan and add the remaining chicken stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, chopped parsley and cilantro and add the juice of one lime.

For the Fish:

Season both sides of the fish with salt and pepper and wrap it up in the banana leaves. In a large sauté pan, cook each side of the fish for 4 minutes. Place the fish on a plate, open the banana leaves, and put the sauce over. Garnish with grilled corn and vegetables.

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