Pescado Borracho Drunken Fish Recipes

PESCADO BORRACHO (DRUNKEN FISH)

Steps:

• Dip fish in flour to coat. In large skillet, brown fish in 2 Tbsp oil.
• In 2-qt. oblong baking dish, place browned fish; set aside.
• Add remaining 2 Tbsp of oil and onion to skillet; saute onion about 5 minutesor until soft. Add remaining ingredients, except wine. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; add wine and blend well.
• Pour tomato mixture over fish. Bake, uncovered, in 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.
• Presentation: Serve each fillet wih sauce; garnish with parsley.

BORRACHO ("DRUNKEN") BEANS

Steps:

• Soak pinto beans overnight.
• In a non-reactive stewpot (I use an enameled one, but stainless OK too, or a dutch kettle) cook bacon.
• When cooked (but not crisp) add onion, garlic, and the finely chopped stems from cilantro; and saute all this until soft.
• Toast cumin, grind and add. Add tomatoes, including juice, the beans, beer, morita (or chipotle) and enough water to cover. Bring to boil, then simmer over low heat for 2-3 hrs (or at this point cover & put the whole mess in a slow oven or a crock pot), adding water as needed, until beans are tender.
• In the last 15 min or so of cooking add the chopped cilantro tops and adjust salt to taste at the same time.
• Like all beans, they taste even better after a day or two & the leftovers freeze well.

PESCADO EN ACHIOTE (MEXICAN FISH IN ANNATTO SAUCE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine 3/4 cup water, achiote paste, onion, juice of 2 limes, juice of 1 orange, vinegar, garlic, 1 teaspoon oregano, salt, and pepper in a blender; blend until smooth.
• Season both sides of the fish fillets with salt and pepper, then brush the top with melted butter. Arrange fish fillets in a baking dish. Add shrimp on top and cover with achiote sauce. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 30 minutes.
• Place red onion and habanero peppers in a glass bowl. Add 1 cup water, juice of 1/2 orange, and juice of 1 lime; stir well and season with salt, peppercorns, and Mexican oregano.
• Serve fish and shrimp with achiote sauce and top with habanero sauce.

JAMON BORRACHO (DRUNKEN HAM)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Place ham into a roasting pan. Spread Dijon mustard over top and sides of ham in an even coat; sprinkle ham with brown sugar. Press brown sugar onto ham with your hands. Place pineapple slices onto ham, securing them to the top and sides with cloves. Place any unused pineapple slices into the bottom of the roasting pan and pour pineapple juice and 2 ounces orange-flavored rum.
• Bake in the preheated oven until ham is heated through and brown sugar has begun to glaze onto the meat, about 1 hour. Remove ham from the oven and pour remaining 2 ounces of orange rum over the ham; carefully light the rum on fire with a match. The flames will help the glaze to adhere to the meat.
• Continue baking until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the ham, not touching bone, reads at least 140 degrees F (60 degrees C), about 1 more hour. Let ham rest for 10 minutes before serving. Transfer ham to a serving platter, leaving pan drippings in the roasting pan.
• Stir cornstarch and water together in a small bowl until smooth; whisk cornstarch into pan drippings. Place roasting pan over medium-low heat and whisk until pan juices thicken, about 5 minutes. Serve with ham.