The catfish pie is a typical Mexican dish that combines the freshness of fish with intense flavors such as ancho chili and spices. Its preparation requires care and patience to achieve a juicy and flavorful result when baking. A feast for lovers of traditional cuisine. Enjoy your meal.
To prepare the catfish pie, the fish must be boiled and the skin removed.
Then, fry the onion in oil and lard, along with the tomato, oregano, pepper, and ground coriander seeds.
Add bread crumbs, ancho chili, wine, and bake.
When serving, accompany with small chilies and olives.
Catfish Pie
Ingredients
1 kilogram of Catfish, in pieces
½ kilogram of Roasted and skinned tomato
1 cup of Red wine
1 tablespoon of Oil
1 tablespoon of Lard
4 Toasted and soaked ancho chilies
2 Thinly sliced onions in brown paper (white)
Pickled chilies
Lard olives
Oregano
1 pinch of Pepper
Bread crumbs
Toasted and ground coriander seeds
Preparation
Step 1 : To prepare the catfish pie, start by boiling the fish and removing the skin.
Step 2 : Then, fry the onion in oil and lard, along with chopped tomato, oregano, pepper, and ground coriander seeds.
Step 3 : Next, coat the brown paper with lard and place it in a baking dish, allowing the edges to hang over.
Step 4 : Add a layer of bread crumbs at the bottom, followed by half of the fried mixture, strips of ancho chili, and pieces of fish.
Step 5 : Cover with the rest of the mixture, pour wine over it, and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Step 6 : Wrap with the excess paper from the sides of the dish and bake for twenty minutes.
Step 7 : Finally, serve accompanied by small chilies and olives.
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