Arenque Guisado [+ Video]

Arenque Guisado - Recipe & Video (Herrings in Tomato Sauce): a dish that some people love, some hate, there doesn't seem to be a middle point. Where are you on this?

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Caribbean, Dominican

Keyword fish, smoked codifsh

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1 30

Servings porciones

Calories 313kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

2 pound smoked herring [0.91 kg]
1 small red onion sliced
2 bell pepper cut into strips
4 plum tomato cut into eights, (or 1 doz. cherry peppers halved)
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup tomato sauce
1 teaspoon salt (or more, to taste)

Garnish

minced cilantro or parsley (optional)

Instructions

1. Soaking herring

Soak herring in a galon [4 lt] of water for half an hour. Remove from the water and discard the water.

2. Boil herring

Place herring in a pot with half a gallon [2 lt] of clean water and boil over medium-low heat till it starts flaking (15-20 mins). Remove from the water and cool to room temperature. Discard water.

3. Prep herring

Flake the herrings, cleaning from bones and skin. Set aside.

4. Cook herring

Heat the oil over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, peppers, and tomatoes until cooked-through (about 5 mins).
Stir in herrings, ½ cup of water and tomato sauce. Season with salt to taste. Simmer until everything is heated through.

5. Serving

Serve hot and garnish with cilantro. My favorite sides are arroz blanco and boiled yuca. Some slices of avocado go great with it too.

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