Recipe courtesy of Yaxche Maya Cuisine
Tikinxic
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 315
- Total Fat
- 4
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 47
- Dietary Fiber
- 12
- Sugar
- 14
- Protein
- 37
- Cholesterol
- 80
- Sodium
- 1532
- Total: 25 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
15 pieces lime, juiced
8 cloves garlic
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/6 package (3 5/7-ounce) package axiote (Annato)
4 pieces fish fillets, any bones removed
1 banana leaf
3 pieces sliced green peppers
1 piece sliced red onion
3 pieces sliced tomatoes
Grilled green beans, for service, optional
Cooked rice, for service, optional
Directions
- 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.