Recipes

Fish with Acuyo Sauce

  • Serves

    serves 4

The herb acuyo is, like black pepper, a member of the genus Piper—its heart-shaped leaves tastes faintly of anise.

Ingredients

  • 2 (1-lb.) sea bass or red snapper filets
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 black peppercorns
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 10 acuyo leaves
  • 1 fresh jalapeño, seeded
  • 12 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
  • 14 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Season fish with salt and pepper. Simmer 1 cup water, peppercorns, bay leaf, thyme, and a pinch of salt in a skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low, add fish, cover, and cook until fish flakes, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Rinse acuyo leaves. Blanch in a pot of boiling salted water over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, drain, and purée in a blender or food processor with jalapeño, garlic, oil, and 1⁄4 cup water. Warm in a saucepan over low heat; season with salt. Spoon over fish.

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