Roasted Pacu

Name: Roasted Pacu
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 1 pacu of 4 kg; 3 large garlic cloves, minced; juice from 2 lemons; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; salt to taste; Stuffing: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 100g chopped green olives; 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley; 1/4 cup finely chopped coriander; 1 large onion, diced; 1 red bell pepper, diced; 2 hard-boiled eggs, diced; 2 tablespoons margarine; 2 cups cornstarch; salt and olive oil

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1 pacu of 4 kg
2
3 large garlic cloves, minced
3
juice from 2 lemons
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1/2 teaspoon black pepper
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salt to taste
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Stuffing: 2 tablespoons olive oil
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100g chopped green olives
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1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
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1/4 cup finely chopped coriander
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1 large onion, diced
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1 red bell pepper, diced
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2 hard-boiled eggs, diced
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2 tablespoons margarine
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2 cups cornstarch
15
salt and olive oil

Ingredients

1
1 pacu of 4 kg
2
3 large garlic cloves, minced
3
juice from 2 lemons
4
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
5
salt to taste
6
Stuffing: 2 tablespoons olive oil
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100g chopped green olives
8
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
9
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander
10
1 large onion, diced
11
1 red bell pepper, diced
12
2 hard-boiled eggs, diced
13
2 tablespoons margarine
14
2 cups cornstarch
15
salt and olive oil

Directions

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Clean the fish well, remove the guts and wash thoroughly
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Season with garlic, salt, lemon juice, and black pepper
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Let it rest for at least 1 hour
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Prepare the stuffing: sauté the olive oil, onions, green olives, eggs, bell peppers, and coriander until fragrant
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When everything is well cooked, add the margarine, mix well, and stir in the cornstarch
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Check the seasoning, mix well again
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Stuff the pacu and sew it shut
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Bake in a non-greased oven dish lined with slices of dried bread (the bread will absorb the fish's fat and prevent the skin from sticking to the bottom)
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(The bread absorbs the fish's fat and doesn't let the skin stick to the bottom of the oven dish)
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Preheat oven to 200°C and bake for about 90-120 minutes
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Let it rest for 15 minutes before serving.