Fish in Sour Sauce (Pescado en Adobo)

Ingredients

• 2 pounds bass, whiting, or trout
• 1 bay leaf
• Olive oil or lard
• 3 tablespoons orange flower water
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 orange, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• /4 cup vinegar
• % cup hot water
• Salt and pepper
• A bit of fennel

Method

1. 1

   Fry firm white fish in oil or lard without flouring.

2. 2

   Leave 2 tablespoons of the oil in the frying pan, in which fry the garlic.

3. 3

   Add the cumin seeds, fennel, bay leaf, orange flower water, orange slices, vinegar and hot water.

4. 4

   Cook slowly for 10 minutes, season with salt and pepper.

5. 5

   Remove the bay leaf and put the fried fish in the sauce.

6. 6

   Serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The European cookbook for American homes (from Italy, Spain, Portugal and France) (1936) by Brown, Cora Lovisa Brackett Mrs., page 54. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FISH IN SOUR SAUCE (Pescado en Adobo) 2 pounds bass, whiting, or trout 1 bay leaf Olive oil or lard 3 tablespoons orange flower water 1 garlic clove, minced l/2 orange, sliced Yi teaspoon cumin seeds /4 cup vinegar (Substitute anise or caraway) % cup hot water A bit of fennel Salt and pepper

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