Name: Mexican Fish in Annatto Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For Achiote Sauce:; ¾ cup water; ¼ cup achiote paste; ¼ onion; 2 limes; 1 orange; 2 tbsp white vinegar; 1 clove garlic; 1 tsp oregano; Salt and ground black pepper; For Fish and Shrimp:; 4 oz white fish fillets; ½ cup butter; 12 oz shrimp; For Habanero Sauce:; 1 red onion; 2 habanero chiles; 1 cup water; ½ orange; 1 lime; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp peppercorns; 1 tsp Mexican oregano

Mexican Fish in Annatto Sauce Recipe

How To Make Mexican Fish in Annatto Sauce

Enjoy the sea’s best flavors with this Mexican fish recipe. Baked shrimp and fish are marinated with red achiote sauce and served with hot habanero sauce.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Achiote Sauce:

¾cupwater
¼cupachiote paste
¼onion
2limes,juiced
1orange,juiced
2tbspwhite vinegar
1clovegarlic,peeled
1tsporegano
salt and ground black pepper,to taste

For Fish and Shrimp:

4ozwhite fish fillets,(6 fillets)
½cupbutter,melted
12ozshrimp,medium, peeled and deveined, uncooked

For Habanero Sauce:

1red onion,sliced
2habanero chiles,sliced
1cupwater
½orange,juiced
1lime,juiced
1tspsalt
1tsppeppercorns
1tspMexican oregano,dried

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Achiote Sauce:

Combine ¾ cup water, achiote paste, onion, lime juice, orange juice, vinegar, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper in a blender; blend until smooth.

Fish and Shrimp:

Season both sides of the fish fillets with salt and pepper, then brush the top with melted butter. Arrange fish fillets in a baking dish. Add shrimp on top and cover with achiote sauce. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork for about 30 minutes.

Habanero Sauce:

Place red onion and habanero peppers in a glass bowl. Add water, orange juice, and lime juice; stir well and season with salt, peppercorns, and Mexican oregano.
Serve fish and shrimp with achiote sauce and top with habanero sauce.