Tikin Xic (Sea Bream Cooked in Banana Leaves) | olivemagazine

Tikin Xic (Sea Bream Cooked in Banana Leaves) | olivemagazine

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Sea bream is marinated in a blend of garlic, cinnamon, cloves, achiote paste and orange juice, then baked in banana leaves. Stiffed into tortillas and served with sides, it makes for a zingy sharing...

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Ingredients

  • 1 large sea bream butterflied and pin-boned
  • 2 banana leaves cooked in hot water for 20 seconds to soften
  • corn tortillas and lime wedges to serve
  • ¼ onion halved
  • 4 garlic cloves unpeeled
  • 25ml olive oil plus 1 tsp
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • 200g achiote paste (available online)
  • 400ml orange juice (from 5-6 oranges)
  • 40ml cider vinegar
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 avocados peeled and stoned
  • 50g coriander
  • 50ml lime juice
  • 50ml olive oil
  • 1 each yellow and red pepper deseeded and julienned
  • coriander finely chopped
  • 100ml olive oil

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