OK, so we were naughty yesterday morning. We went out for breakfast and ate eggs, ham, sausage, bacon, pancakes and an English muffin. We sort of divided it between the two of us. Javier ate a big stack of pancakes and a slab of ham; I ate one scrambled egg, one strip of bacon, one sausage, and a toasted English muffin. It seemed like such a good idea at the time.
We spent the rest of the day doing penance. For lunch we had a plain vegetable soup made with fat free chicken stock. For dinner we had defrosted some of our favorite fish (cod) and had been contemplating what to do with it all day. We finally decided to cook it A LA VERACRUZANA because there were no heavy sauces or ingredients involved as you can see from the picture. We also happened to have all of the ingredients on hand. Finally, we decided that we'd just have the fish in it's VERACRUZANA preparation along with a little salad and NO rice, beans, or potatoes.
It turned out perfectly, tasted good, and hit the spot. It also erased some of our earlier guilt about having eaten such a big breakfast at one of our favorite spots.
PESCADO A LA VERACRUZANA can be made with any kind of fish or shrimp. In fact, the most traditional recipes call for huachinango (red snapper), but I haven't seen any of that in the store for ages. The other main ingredients are sliced peppers (either hot or mild bell peppers), sliced onions, tomatoes, chopped garlic and Spanish olives. Some recipes call for alcaparras (capers), but Javier doesn't care for them and we didn't use them. Once the chopping and slicing are done, it's quick and easy to fix, too.
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