A Sea of Dreams the Tasty Side of Mexican Seafood

Many Mexican recipes make great use of fresh fish and
delicious seafood, even though you might not have thought
of seafood recipes as being especially Mexican. With the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans as its border, as well as the
Gulf of Mexico, there is no shortage of water and therefore
fish and seafood is plentiful. There are various Mexican
seafood recipes and fish recipes to choose from and fish
and seafood is popular all over the country.

With so many miles of coastline, it is inevitable that the
bounty of the ocean would become an important part of
Mexican cuisine and there are a great many wonderful
Mexican fish and seafood recipes to try. If you have never
sampled any of these dishes for yourself, prepare for a
very special treat indeed.

Ceviche

One of the many Mexican seafood recipes, which everyone
owes it to themselves to try at least once, is ceviche.
This is a dish where seafood (usually shrimp, octopus or
squid, though mackerel and tuna are also common) is
"cooked" by marinating it in limejuice. Limejuice contains
acids, which denature the proteins in the seafood or fish,
and this gives a very similar effect to cooking with heat.
However, it should be noted that if other shellfish are
served as part of a ceviche that they are commonly cooked
beforehand to ensure safety.

Other than limejuice, Mexican recipes for ceviche often
include onion, cilantro, and chili peppers, salt and
sometimes avocado. Ceviche is a common dish throughout
central and South America, with each country having its own
variation on the dish - but a lot of food connoisseurs
prefer the Mexican style of ceviche to other countries'
takes on this dish. You may see this dish served with
crackers, on a tostada or even as the filling for a taco!

A La Veracruzana

The Mexican state of Veracruz has a very long coastline and
as you would expect, Veracruz is the birthplace of many
Mexican seafood recipes and even a style called
"Veracruzana." This entails cooking fish or seafood in a
tomato sauce enlivened with olives, capers, and chilies.
This tangy, spicy complement is popular with shrimp and red
snapper. There are also many other seafood dishes and fish
dishes making use of it.

A La Plancha

The "A la Plancha" method is a popular way of cooking fish
in Mexico. This is a culinary technique, which originated
in Spain and came to the new world with the conquistadors.
Fish is grilled on a metal plate over flame rather than
directly over the flame itself. This is a cooking method,
which is also often used to grill steak as well as fish. It
allows for a more even distribution of heat than cooking
fish directly on the grill and prevents the common problem
of having the fish stick to the grill.

This information is just the tip of the iceberg when it
comes to fish and seafood in Mexican food recipes. There
would not be enough space to list all the kinds of Mexican
fish and seafood recipes here because there are so many -
which means that there are a nearly limitless number of
different dishes to explore, enjoy and of course most
excitingly of all, try your hand at cooking in your own
kitchen!

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As the mom of four boys great food is a way of life and
lots of it. So, what do you get if you combine the freshest
produce with the best fish, meat or poultry and a clever
combination of herbs and spices? Answer: Mexican food and
if you have never tasted authentic Mexican recipes you have
not lived! Traditional Mexican food is both healthy and
easy to make, even for beginners!
For more info and recipes visit:
http://www.MexicanFoodRecipes.org

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