Yucatan Lime Fish

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 cloves garlic
• 4 limes
• vegetable oil
• 1/2 lb flounder or 1/2 lb any thin fleshed fish filets
• salt and pepper
• cilantro, chopped to taste (optional)
• jalapeno, diced to taste (optional)

Recipe

• 1 thinly slice garlic and saute in oil until crisp and brown.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 heat a large heavy pan on high heat and add oil until hot.
• 4 add fish and jalepeno.
• 5 saute fish until crispy on one side.
• 6 do not disturb fish while cooking.
• 7 fish need not be done at this point.
• 8 lower heat to medium/low.
• 9 squeeze juice from limes (about 3/8 cup) and add to pan.
• 10 fish will now 'poach' in lime juice.
• 11 remove fish when done and rest on a plate.
• 12 add chopped cilantro, if using allow lime juice to thicken slightly and mingle with oil and fish juices.
• 13 pour on top of fish and top with toasted garlic.