Fried Mojarra

Carlos Lieja
Easy, budget-friendly, and quick, mojarra frita is a delicious Mexican recipe that your whole family will love. For this recipe, mojarra is fried in oil with garlic and lime peel to add a unique flavor to this simple and crisp whole fish dish that is best served with baked potatoes with parsley on the side.
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Ingredients
1
Portions
  • 1 mojarra fish, gutted, 0.8 pounds
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • lime peels
  • black pepper
  • 1 liter vegetable oil
  • flour
Preparation
5 mins
20 mins
Easy
  • Heat oil in a skillet. Choose a deep skillet to dip the fish.
  • Clean mojarra and dry it. Make shallow cuts, diagonally. Season with salt and pepper. Dip in flour.
  • Add garlic and lime peel to skillet with oil. Once the oil is burning hot, add mojarra. Fry for about 15 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Place fried mojarra in a sieve and pat-dry with paper towels to remove excess oil.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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