{"id":3488,"slug":"tipitapa-fish-topped-with-salsa-pescado-a-la-tipitapa","title":"Tipitapa Fish Topped with Salsa (Pescado a la Tipitapa)","description":"Although the tipitapa recipe is a secret, this is the most common substitute to it.","ingredients_raw":["1–2 tbsp virgin olive oil","½ ea. onion (vidalia onions are okay, purple or white onions are also acceptable), chopped","3 oz (85 g) tomato, sliced in rings","Vinegar","Brown sugar","Salt","Lemon","5 tbsp virgin olive oil","½–1 lb (225–450 g) whole fresh carp, fully cleaned and scaled"],"ingredients_norm":["virgin olive oil","ea. onion","tomato","vinegar","brown sugar","salt","lemon","whole fresh carp"],"steps":["Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onions, and cook until translucent.","When the onion is translucent, add tomato slices. Cook for 5 minutes, then add a drop or two of vinegar and a pinch of brown sugar. Season to taste with salt. Let it cook for a few more minutes, and set to the side.","Heat the 5 tbsp oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the fish to the pan, and fry until the skin is crispy (approximately 7 minutes per side).","Place a rack in a baking pan. Transfer the fish to the rack, and bake about 15 minutes at 350°F (175°C).","Let the fish cool, then salt to taste and return to its pan. Fry again over low heat for 3 minutes each side while re-heating the salsa.","Add the salsa on top of the fish, and serve."],"categories":["Fish recipes","Recipes using carp","Recipes for salsa","Pan fried recipes","Baked recipes","Main course recipes","Central American recipes","Recipes using brown sugar","Recipes using lemon"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Tipitapa_Fish_Topped_with_Salsa_(Pescado_a_la_Tipitapa)","source_ref":"4510634","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Tipitapa_Fish_Topped_with_Salsa_(Pescado_a_la_Tipitapa)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"8be538c6817158566ce5fff7ff8bcdbba173833959095299e9dc5e247fbf6756","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:28Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:28Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/tipitapa-fish-topped-with-salsa-pescado-a-la-tipitapa"}