Swai Fish and Calabacitas

My husband has a love for seafood.  He prefers fish, shrimp and other seafood over any other meat.  Calabacitas(grey squash)  is another one of favorites.  The two combined are a very tasty dish.  Enjoy!

Calabacitas

2 grey squash chopped
1/2 med onion chopped
1/4 tsp garlic
salt and pepper
1/2 tsp grund cumin
1 tsp canola oil(cooking oil of your choice)

add squash, onion and oil in pan. sauté for 5 minutes. add enough water to barely cover the squash and onion.  cover and cook 15 min on med heat.

Swai Fish

2 lbs of swai fish filets
lemon pepper
cayenne pepper

season both sides of fish filets with lemon pepper generously.  season lightly one side with cayenne pepper.  cook about 3 minutes on each side or until a little toasted on each side. 

serve together with avocado. 

Carne Guisada

This is a recipe that I have perfected.  After always failing, I finally got it right.  You will never go out and order this plate at a restaurant again.  I plated this with some black beans.  Delicious.  Enjoy!

2 lbs beef top round steak cubed
3 tsp flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
 1 1/2 tsp pepper
2 tsp minced dried onion
1/4 tsp ground garlic
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp chili powder
1/3 cup tomato sauce
2 tsp canola oil or cooking oil of your choice

Brown meat.  Season with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper.  Once meat has browned, sprinkle flour over meat and stir.  Pour 1/2 cup water and allow to thicken.  after adding water, add remaining ingredients.  add more water if it thickens too much or too quick.

Atole de arroz

This has been a long time favorite in my family.  My little brother absolutely loves this at breakfast and probably at another other time of day.  The cinnamon can be a variation of ground cinnamon or it can be cinnamon sticks.  Whatever your preference.  And the sugar or sweetner can be increased to your liking.  I credit my mom and grandmothers for this recipe.  It is awesome. Enjoy!

16 oz long grain rice
4 cups of water
2 cups of milk
2 tsp ground cinnamon ( 3 or 4 cinnamon sticks can be substituted here)
6 tbsp of sweetner(sugar, splenda, truvia, stevia, honey, agave)

Bring water to boil.  add rice. cook for 15 minutes.  Add milk and cook an additional 15 minutes.  add cinnamon, and sweetner and allow to cook a couple of minutes.