Pescado Frito Costeño — Print Recipe

Whole fried snapper seasoned with garlic and lime, served with coconut rice, fried plantains, and a fresh cabbage salad. A Caribbean coast Honduran classic.

Ingredients

2 whole red snappers, scaled and scored
6 cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 3 limes
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
2 cups cooked coconut rice
2 ripe plantains, sliced and fried
2 cups shredded cabbage
Vegetable oil for frying
Salt and pepper

Instructions

1 Clean fish with lime juice and salt, then rub inside and out with minced garlic, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Marinate twenty minutes.
2 Mix flour with garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Dredge fish thoroughly in the seasoned flour.
3 Fry in hot oil, carefully turning once, until golden and crispy on both sides, about six minutes per side. The fish should be cooked through and flaky.
4 While fish fries, prepare coconut rice and fry plantain slices until golden.
5 Serve whole fried fish on a platter with coconut rice, fried plantains, and a simple cabbage salad dressed with lime juice.

Did You Know?

On the Honduran Caribbean coast, the freshest fish is bought directly from fishermen returning to shore in the morning, and restaurants compete to get the best catch.