Creole Red Snapper (Chillo Criollo)


You can make the tomato mixture just before baking but the flavor will be absolutely amazing if you let the mixture marinate overnight. 
 
If you like more garlic, add it, the same with the onion and cilantro. This sounds like a lot of olive oil, and it is, but it mixes with the juices from the tomato and makes the most delicious sauce--perfect for dunking pieces of warm and crusty bread.
 
You can use any type of tomato you like from Cherry Tomato to Beefsteak Tomato....whatever your preference is!
You can even use any kind of fish you prefer, Red Snapper just happens to be the fish of choice in Puerto Rico for this recipe.
 
I just prefer my fish as a fillet, I like to fiddle with as little bones as possible while I'm eating.
 

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INGREDIENTS:

4 red snapper fillets

Homemade Adobo or salt & pepper, to taste

2 pounds ripe, juicy tomatoes

3 cloves garlic, chopped fine

Half a small red onion, cut into thin strips

1 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste

Freshly ground black pepper

1 cup olive oil

¼ cup cilantro, finely chopped and loosely packed

DIRECTIONS:

  • Season your fillet with Homemade Adobo (or salt & pepper) to your liking.
  • Seal each fillet in individual foil packets or in a bowl with a lid (if you seal in foil packets there is less to clean at the end).
  • Marinate a couple of hours or overnight in refrigerator.
  • Cut tomato into 1-inch wedges. If you're using cherry tomatoes, just cut them in half.
  • Place in  bowl, add remaining ingredients, and toss everything together.
  • If you're going to serve this dish right away, check seasoning and add salt or pepper if you think it needs it. If not, cover and let mixture marinate a couple of hours or overnight and taste for salt just before adding to fish.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Remove tomato mixture and fish packets from refrigerator.
  • Unseal tops of fish foil packets. Divide tomato mixture equally and spoon over each piece of fish. Reseal foil packets. 
  • Line oven with piece of foil, just in case there are any drippings from the packets. Place packets in oven and bake 30 minutes.
  • Serve hot with mofongo, tostones (crunch fried plantains), or warm crusty bread and a salad.
BUEN PROVECHO!