This recipe is my all time favorite way to cook fish. Its super easy, I almost always have all the ingredients on hand, and in my opinion that makes a great recipe. Plus it is healthy and so very tasty. This recipe come from a Cajun family friend and my mom has been cooking it for years. Below is a Instant Message between Mom and I. I was trying to get her to write the intro, and as you can guess she won………..
Sweet Pea: Tell me how you guys acquired the recipe, I will put that on the blog
Mom: family friend is good
Sweet Pea: did he teach you, bring it to a party, what happened
Mom: he fixed it for the whole family, i think at rock port i can’t remember. yes he prepared while we visited and watched
Sweet Pea: ok, do me a favor
Mom: I’m sure alcohol was involved
Sweet Pea: write the intro for me,
Sweet Pea: even funnier
Mom: sorry you’ll have to put it together
Sweet Pea: nah, you do it, I will say that you wrote the first part
Sweet Pea: You have time, think it up, when you get a chance
Mom: let me ask dad if he remembers when he cooked it first
Sweet Pea: that’s fine, but I really want you to write it,
Sweet Pea: it will be fun!!
Mom: you are pesky
Sweet Pea: ha
Ingredients: Olive Oil, Butter, 1 onion, 3-4 filet’s fish (snapper is excellent), fajita seasoning, 3/4 cups picante sauce, and 1/2 cup Texas Antipasto, cooked rice. Of course this recipe can be made without the Antipasto but I just love it. Check out another recipe I have used it with, here
Start off with 2 T butter, 2 T Olive oil and add the chopped onion
Season each fillet with fajita seasoning, just eye ball it
Once the onions are slightly softened add the fillets and pour a generous amount of picante, and antipasti on each fillet.
After 3-4 minutes flip the fillet and add picante and antipasto to the other side
Cook another 3-4 minutes on medium heat until fish is thoroughly cooked. Serve on a bed of rice.
Enjoy!
Pictured (My Dad)
Fish Friloux
2 T Olive Oil
2 T butter
1 small onion
Fajita Seasoning
3-4 fish fillets
1 cup picante sauce
1/2 cup Texas Antipasto (optional)
Melt butter and olive oil, saute chopped onion, season fish fillets with fajita seasoning to taste. Once onions are slightly cooked, add fish fillets, spoon a generous amount of picante and antipasto on top of each fillet and cook on medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Flip fillets and repeat picante and antipasto on each side and cook another 3-4 minutes until fish is cooked. Serve with on top of rice.