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Fish Escabeche

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 24 hr 0 min
  • Ingredients 11
  • Servings 6
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Fish escabeche is one of the traditional meals found in Christian homes during Lent, when many forgo meat for fish or seafood. I remember that my mom would prepare tons of escabeche to avoid having to cook a lot during the week. She would leave it marinating in a glass container with a lid, and she would also make seafood salads during this time.
by Jeannette Quiñones Cantore
Updated Nov 16, 2016
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Ingredients

  • 6-8 fish fillets (grouper, Pacific sierra, mahi mahi, or hake)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 yellow onions cut in strips or rings
  • 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1 bell pepper cut into strips
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1/4 cup stuffed olives (whole or sliced)
  • 1 teaspoon whole black pepper
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar

Directions

  • 1
    Season the fish with salt and pepper. Panfry the fish in batches (about 2 minutes per side) in 2 tablespoons of canola oil and transfer to a platter.
  • 2
    For the escabeche: Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of canola oil in a skillet.
  • 3
    Add the onions, garlic, bell pepper, bay leaves, olives and pepper.
  • 4
    Cook over low heat for 3 to 5 minutes so that the onions don’t soften too much.
  • 5
    Add the olive oil and vinegar, stir well and let cook for 15 minutes over low heat.
  • 6
    Pour the mix over the fish fillets and let marinate from 6 to 24 hours. The more time you let it marinate, the more flavor it will have.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    You can add thinly sliced carrots to the recipe.

Nutrition Information

684.6 Calories, 55.4g Total Fat, 40.8g Protein, 8.3g Total Carbohydrate, 3.7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
684.6
Total Fat
55.4g
85%
Saturated Fat
7.8g
39%
Cholesterol
99.2mg
33%
Sodium
531.5mg
22%
Potassium
733.1mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate
8.3g
3%
Dietary Fiber
1.8g
7%
Sugars
3.7g
Protein
40.8g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin C
50%
50%
Calcium
4.60%
5%
Iron
10.70%
11%
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

  • Fish escabeche is one of the traditional meals found in Christian homes during Lent, when many forgo meat for fish or seafood. I remember that my mom would prepare tons of escabeche to avoid having to cook a lot during the week. She would leave it marinating in a glass container with a lid, and she would also make seafood salads during this time.
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