Sudado de Pescado (Peruvian Steamed Fish in Tomato and Chilli)
Thick white fish steaks gently 'sweated' in a covered pan over onion, tomato and ají amarillo with a splash of chicha de jora or beer, making a fragrant broth for spooning over rice.
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Season the fish
Season the fish steaks with 1 teaspoon of the salt and the cumin, pressing it onto both sides. Set aside while you make the base.
- 4 steaks (800 g) fish steaks
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cumin
✅ Done when: fish is evenly coated with salt and cumin
Make the aderezo
Heat the oil in a wide pan (about 30 cm) with a lid over medium heat. Add the garlic, and and fry, stirring, for about 3 minutes until fragrant.
- 3 tbsp oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp
- 1 tbsp
✅ Done when: fragrant and slightly darker in color
Layer the vegetables
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Sweat the fish
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Serve
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Season the fish
Season the fish steaks with 1 teaspoon of the salt and the cumin, pressing it onto both sides. Set aside while you make the base.
- 4 steaks (800 g) fish steaks
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cumin
✅ Done when: fish is evenly coated with salt and cumin
Make the aderezo
Heat the oil in a wide pan (about 30 cm) with a lid over medium heat. Add the garlic, and and fry, stirring, for about 3 minutes until fragrant.
- 3 tbsp oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp
- 1 tbsp
✅ Done when: fragrant and slightly darker in color
Layer the vegetables
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Sweat the fish
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Serve
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The Story Behind the Dish
Sudado means 'sweated': the fish cooks covered in the steam of its own vegetables and a little liquid. It's a classic of Peru's north coast, where fishing towns have cooked this way for generations.
Using chicha de jora, a fermented corn drink with roots in the Inca era, gives the broth a slightly sour, deep flavour.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Light, fragrant and ready in half an hour, it's home-style seafood at its most comforting.
💡 Fun Fact
Many Peruvians swear the leftover broth from a sudado is the best hangover cure, along with leche de tigre.
North coast of Peru (Chiclayo and Trujillo)
-6.77°S, -79.84°W
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