Cultured Palate: Dishes from Cuba
| April 25, 2018
7. Pescao en Escabeche
This easy dish is typically made with sawfish, but can be made with swordfish or tuna – no matter the fish, it’s the perfect quick dinner. Pieces of fish are lightly fried and left to cool before being mixed in with vegetables, olives, capers, oil, and vinegar overnight. The overnight rest in the oil-and-vinegar escabeche lightly pickles the fish, making it incredibly tender and succulent. In many Cuban restaurants, you’ll see massive crocks filled with pescao en escabeche sitting on the countertops, especially in the coastal regions.
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