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 hour

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

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

Soaking herring: Soak herring in a galon [4 lt] of water for half an hour. Remove from the water and discard the water.
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.
Prep herring: Flake the herrings, cleaning from bones and skin. Set aside.
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.
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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