Tikinxic Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare a charcoal grill for indirect cooking over medium-high heat.
• Wash the fish thoroughly and dry with paper towels. Sprinkle inside and out with the salt and pepper.
• Dissolve the achiote paste in the sweet orange juice, sour orange juice and vinegar. Rub the fish very well, inside and out, with the mixture. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
• Place the fish on a banana leaf and arrange the pimiento strips, red onions, tomatoes and garlic on top. Sprinkle with the oregano.
• Transfer the banana leaf to the grill and cook, covered, until the fish is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Serve with rice and refried beans, accompanied by tortillas.

Steps:

• For the Axiote sauce:
• Stir the lime juice with garlic, salt, pepper and axiote. Set aside.
• For the fish:
• Marinate each fish fillet in axiote sauce for 5 minutes.
• Open the banana leaf, cut it in 4 pieces and equally place some of the vegetables and fish. Close it up as if it were a package and bake in a preheated 330 degree F oven for 4 minutes on each side.
• Serve it with grilled green beans and rice, if desired.

Steps:

• Puree all ingredients except fish, oil, and lemon in a blender until smooth. Place fish in a nonreactive container, and pour marinade over the fish; turn to coat evenly. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush a baking sheet with oil. Remove fish, letting excess marinade drip off, and arrange in a single layer on sheet; brush with remaining oil. Bake until fish is firm and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Serve hot, with lemon wedges on the side.