Fish

Pescado Aborrajado (Colombian-Style Battered Fish)

7 comments May 14, 2013

Today I am sharing another classic and easy to make Colombian recipe with you, a dish called Pescado Aborrajado. It is a simple fried battered fish dish that is popular around the country. Making my grandmother’s recipe for this Colombian-Style Battered Fish brought back a lot of wonderful memories for me. It had been a [...]

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Arroz Marinero (Colombian-Style Seafood Rice)

4 comments April 11, 2013

Arroz Marinero is a traditional and popular rice dish from the Atlantic Coast of Colombia. It is made with a combination of seafood, vegetables and Colombian spices. I used shrimp, clams and white fish in my recipe, which are typical ingredients used to make the dish, but most people in Colombia also add squid, calamari, [...]

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Green Plantains with Guacamole, Crispy Fish Fillets and Mango Slaw

2 comments April 5, 2013

I am participating in a recipe challenge hosted by Gorton’s, in case you haven’t noticed I am competing against seven other wonderful bloggers, where we each created a recipe incorporating Gorton’s Crispy Battered Fish Fillets. I made Fried Green Plantains with Guacamole, Crispy Battered Fish Fillets and Mango Slaw. I need your help to WIN [...]

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Tortas de Pescado Seco (Colombian-Style Salted Cod Fish Cakes)

13 comments December 10, 2012

A couple of years ago I was craving my Mamita’s Colombian-Style Salted Cod Fish Cakes. I went to the nearest Colombian restaurant and ordered two of them with arepa on the side. It was a poor version of what my grandmother and mom used to make, but I still savored it to the very last [...]

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Spicy Cod Fillet with Coconut-Squash Sauce Over Roasted Acorn Squash

22 comments October 25, 2012

5 Star Makeover is a cooking group of 23 food bloggers, sharing ideas and creating gourmet makeovers of ingredients or classic dishes! The group is hosted by Lazaro, of Lazaro Cooks, and Natasha, of 5 Star Foodie. This group, of which I am a part, comes together once a month to try something new in [...]

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Fiambre de Salmón (Salmon and Rice Packets)

9 comments June 6, 2012

Fiambre de Salmón is a perfect dish for picnics and other outdoor feasts because they’re portable and they taste just as good either hot or cold. My mom would make Fiambres de Pollo(Chicken) when I was a child to take to picnics, or paseos, as they’re called in Colombia. I made my version with salmon, [...]

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Salmón con Plátano Verde (Salmon with Green Plantain Crust)

8 comments June 4, 2012

A simple dinner for the whole family, Salmon fillets baked with olive oil, cumin and garlic, and topped with a crust of grated green plantain. The result is a tender, flavorful, and flaky piece of fish. The green plantain crust gives the salmon an incredible texture. I used salmon this time, but any fish will [...]

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