Chicken Pie with Catupiry in the Skillet.
First of all, it is important to remember that this delicious marinade recipe made with fish slices, is a very popular dish in Spanish and Portuguese cuisine. However, little by little it also gained space on the Brazilian table. Because, in addition to being a delicious recipe option, it is also very affordable. Furthermore, this dish goes well with a variety of accompaniments, including good wine.
Furthermore, the recipe is not just for making dishes made with fish tastier. Well, it also serves to preserve food for a longer time, since vinegar works as a preservative. Generally, this dish is served cold and after spending time in the refrigerator after seasoning.
Furthermore, a curious fact that is known is that the Romans used vinegar to preserve fish and meat. So, this delicacy may have emerged from that. However, according to some research, the name of the dish has Arabic origins, “sicbédi”. Therefore, the meaning of the word is precisely “food with vinegar”. Furthermore, some people say that escabeche is compared to ceviche, due to their similarities.
Normally, all variations of escabeche recipes use the same ingredients. These include garlic, bay leaf, onion, tomato, oil or olive oil, among others that are usually easily found at home. Furthermore, in most recipes, vinegar is added at the end. Generally, the pan should already be off the heat when adding this final touch.
Furthermore, the ingredients tend to vary according to the customs and tastes of whoever is preparing it. For example, this sense, one of the most traditional recipes in Portugal, does not add tomatoes. However, a sprig of parsley cannot be missing from the seasoning of the sauce. In Brazil, most marinade recipes are made in a pressure cooker. Furthermore, most of the most traditional seasonings of Brazilian cuisine are used.
Therefore, regardless of the tradition of each region, what cannot be missing from the dish is vinegar. Well, the dish's fame comes precisely from the custom of preserving foods such as fish and meat. Therefore, the main base of this dish is vinegar. This way, even though there are some changes to the dish, its originality is present in all of them. So, be sure to try this delicious delicacy, which is also very practical and economical.
First, to prepare this delicious delicacy, start by cutting the fish into slices, if you buy it whole. Then, leave the pieces of fish to marinate for about half an hour in the juice of the 3 lemons. Then, prepare in a container 4 cut tomatoes, 2 cut onions, 1 tablespoon of salt, bay leaves, a glass of oil, vinegar and 2 chopped peppers.
Now, in the pressure cooker add half the fish, oil and make a layer with part of the ingredients reserved previously. Then, add the rest of the fish and what's left of the ingredients and the glass of vinegar.
Lastly, leave the pressure cooker covered to boil and come to pressure. Leave the heat on low to cook for about half an hour. Afterwards, turn off the heat, wait and let all the pressure release before opening the pan. Finally, when opening, make sure the bones are soft, add salt and it's ready to serve any way you want.
We hope you enjoyed this delicious marinade recipe made with fish slices. Therefore, to get the best result from this recipe, let the pressure release on its own and only open it the next day. Therefore, the fish slices will not fall apart.
However, this escabeche recipe is a great starter, and can be served with Italian bread. If there is any leftover portion, store it in the refrigerator for up to 15 days.
