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Salsa Margarita Chilean Seafood Sauce

Salsa Margarita Chilean Seafood Sauce

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Salsa Margarita is a favorite on top of any Chilean fish.

  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 4

Ingredients

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  • 4 fillets of white fish (tilapia, pomfret, sole) or salmon
  • 200 grams of clean oysters
  • 200 grams of cooked mussels with or without shell
  • 200 grams of deveined and tail
  • 200 grams of squid cut into rings
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • oil, salt, pepper
  • tomato sauce, optional

Instructions

  1. For the sauce, heat three tablespoons of vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Sear scallops, 1 minute per side, add the remaining shellfish, and cook cover for 5-7 minutes, stirring 1-2 times until seafood is cooked. Remove to a plate with a slotted spoon, so the broth remains in the pan.
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  2. Add the flour and stir well. Add milk slowly, stirring all the time.
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  3. Add salt and pepper, let boil, and ticking over low heat for 2 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Add tomato sauce if you want the sauce to have a rosy hue. Keep warm.
    Adding seafood to the white sauce
  4. Cook the fish in another large skillet. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Once hot, place the dried and seasoned fish on the pan, cook for 3 minutes, and turn and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes more, depending on the thickness of the fillets.
  5. Add the seafood to the sauce with the juice. Reserve some for garnish if desired. Stir.
  6. Serve the fish with the sauce.
    Salsa Margarita Chilean Seafood Sauce

Notes

The sauce can be reheated by adding a little water and, over low heat, stirring.

  • Author: Pilar Hernandez
  • Prep Time: 45 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Seafood
  • Method: Stove
  • Cuisine: Chilean