Recipe for Red Snapper a La Veracruzana 
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Yield:
6
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
6 lrg red snapper fillets (or other firm, white-fleshed fish fillets)
3 tbl (45 ml) all-purpose flour seasoned with salt and pepper
1/2 cup (125 ml) olive oil or canola oil
1 x onion, finely chopped
2 clv garlic, minced
2 cup (500 ml) tomato puree
1/4 tsp (1 ml) cinnamon
1 pch ground cloves
3 x fresh or canned jalapeno chilies (or other locally available hot chilies),
seeded and cut into strips
1 x juice of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp (2 ml) sugar
12 sm new potatoes, cooked and peeled
Instructions:
Instructions: Dust the fish fillets lightly with the seasoned flour. Heat 1/4 cup (60 ml)

of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and saute the fillets until golden but not completely cooked. Set aside. Add the remaining 1/4 cup (60 ml) of the oil, the onion and the garlic to the skillet, and fry until the onion is transparent but not brown. Add the tomato puree, cinnamon, and cloves and cook over moderate to low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chilies, lemon juice, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste, and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat, add the potatoes and fish fillets and cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until the fish is firm and flakes easily. To serve, arrange the fish on a hot serving platter and cover with the sauce, surrounded by the potatoes and garnished with the olives.

Serves 6.

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