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Pescado al Horno for #NoMeat Fridays in #Lent

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Pescado al Horno for CRS Rice Bowl

Pescado al Horno for CRS Rice Bowl

Pescado al Horno: Traditional Dish of the Philippines

This week’s meatless #recipe recommendation from CRS Rice Bowl hits close to home for me. Not only is my friend and fellow Catholic foodie Fr. Leo Patalinghug cooking this very recipe in the video below (he is also a filipino!), but this recipe involves fish!

I have shared with you – on more than one occasion, I know – that, for me, Lent was all about fried catfish when I was growing up. It’s still hard for me to think about eating anything else on Fridays in Lent. My mind automatically gravitates toward catfish. I’m sure those fish sticks my mom fed me as a very young child helped to ingrain the Friday-fish connection in me. 😉

Of course, catfish is plentiful down here in south Louisiana. It is readily available, and it is inexpensive. So it’s not a bad thing to have on a Lenten Friday (or any other Friday either).

This recipe, however, uses tilapia instead of catfish. Tilapia is a firm white fish that is perfect for fish tacos. It also happens to be indigenous to the Sea of Galilee. It is the fish that St. Peter used to catch on a daily basis… That is, before he became a fisher of men. 😉

Tilapia are still caught today on the Sea of Galilee and they are prepared in the traditional way in restaurants surrounding the sea. They call it St. Peter’s Fish.

The following recipe is a traditional preparation of tilapia in the Philippines, and it is delicious. I highly recommend it for a Friday Lenten meal with the family gathered around the table.

Enjoy!

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Pescado al Horno for #NoMeat Fridays in #Lent
Author: Jeff Young
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 tilapia fillets, about 6 oz. each
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • ⅓ cup fair trade olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely minced
  • 1½ cups chopped tomatoes
  • ½ cup pepper (pimento or red bell), cut into strips
  • 1 Tbsp finely minced parsley
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Season tilapia with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Place in a shallow glass pan and set aside.
  3. Heat olive oil in a medium skillet and sauté onions, tomatoes, and pepper until soft. Pour over fish, and sprinkle with parsley.
  4. Bake for 25 minutes and serve with rice.
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Fr. Leo Cooks Pescado al Horno

About Jeff Young

Jeff Young, perhaps better known as The Catholic Foodie, is an author, blogger, radio host and podcaster. He is the founder and producer of The Catholic Foodie blog and podcast where he provides "Catholic culinary inspiration to help you grow in faith around the table." Jeff hosts a daily radio show – The Catholic Foodie Show – on BreadboxMedia.com, and he co-hosts the Around the Table Food Show on Catholic Community Radio 690AM (New Orleans) and 1380AM (Baton Rouge). Jeff is a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com and a contributing author of Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, published by Ave Maria Press. Jeff is also a contributing author of The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections by Ave Maria Press. Jeff Young is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking. Jeff has spoken on topics ranging from "growing in faith around the table" to "using social media in the New Evangelization." Jeff's first book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine, published by Liguori Publications is now available. With 78 recipes and stories of faith and family (including his travels to the Holy Land), the book is sure to inspire you to get into the kitchen and to gather your family around the table. The book is available on Amazon.com, Liguori.org, and wherever good Catholic books are sold.

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About The Catholic Foodie

Jeff Young, perhaps better known as The Catholic Foodie, is an author, blogger, radio host and podcaster. He is the founder and producer of The Catholic Foodie blog and podcast where he provides "Catholic culinary inspiration to help you grow in faith around the table." Jeff hosts a daily radio show – The Catholic Foodie Show – on BreadboxMedia.com, and he co-hosts the Around the Table Food Show on Catholic Community Radio 690AM (New Orleans) and 1380AM (Baton Rouge). Jeff is a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com and a contributing author of Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, published by Ave Maria Press. Jeff is also a contributing author of The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections by Ave Maria Press. Jeff Young is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking. Jeff has spoken on topics ranging from "growing in faith around the table" to "using social media in the New Evangelization." Jeff's first book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine, published by Liguori Publications is now available. With 78 recipes and stories of faith and family (including his travels to the Holy Land), the book is sure to inspire you to get into the kitchen and to gather your family around the table. The book is available on Amazon.com, Liguori.org, and wherever good Catholic books are sold. Read More…