This recipe for Cuban-Style Fish was recommended by a friend, who claims that it's one of her 'go to' recipes for any kind of her favorite fish!
Weight Watchers Friendly Cuban Style Fish
Recipe Notes
The original recipe called for Sea Bass; however any kind of mild white fish will work. I tried it once using frozen pollock and will us Alaskan halibut next time since it was on special at the local grocery store!
To lighten this up just a tad I cut back a little on the butter and olive oil, which you shouldn't even notice since the dish is so full of flavor from all the other ingredients.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Cuban Fish Dish?
According to my calculations each serving has 254 calories and:
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Recipe Variations:
Different Fish
Any mild white fish will work: sea bass, haddock, tilapia, cod, pollock, shrimp, scallops or a mixture would be delicious too.
No Capers
Skip them and use more olives instead.
Spicy
Add more crushed red pepper flakes, chili peppers or your favorite hot sauce.
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Cuban Style Fish Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1-½ cups white onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 can (29 ounces) whole tomatoes chopped or diced
- 1-½ cups dry white wine, fish stock or clam juice
- ⅔ cup green stuffed olives, sliced
- ¼ cup drained capers
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 24 ounces Chilean sea bass or your favorite white fish
- 1 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Saute the onion until translucent, then add minced garlic and tomatoes.
- Stir in wine or stock, olives, capers and red pepper flakes.
- Heat to a simmer.
- Place fillets of fish on top of sauce; cover and gently simmer 10-12 minutes.
- Transfer fish to serving dish and keep warm.
- Increase heat in skillet; add butter to sauce ingredients and simmer to thicken. (Just a few minutes) Stir in cilantro.
- Place sauce over fish in serving dish.
Equipment
Recipe Notes
- different fish - any mild white fish will work: sea bass, haddock, tilapia, cod, pollock, shrimp, scallops or a mixture would be delicious too.
- no capers - skip them and use more olives instead.
- spicy - add more crushed red pepper flakes, chili peppers or your favorite hot sauce.
Recipe submitted by: Marge M., Phoenix, Arizona
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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M Morrison
I first tried this recipe using cod fish - and true to the recommendation from a friend, it has proved to be a true 'keeper'! I have shared it many times since making it with all positive feed-back. Since I love all ingredients used in making the sauce I just knew it had to be a good find. It is one of those recipes that you will continue to pull out - also 'dresses up' a fish dish for company!