Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds firm-fleshed white fish fillets (red snapper, drum or grouper)
• 1/2 pound salt pork or thick-sliced bacon, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 8 cups boiling water
• 3 large waxy potatoes, scrubbed and sliced
• 2 limes, scrubbed and quartered
• 2 to 6 fresh green chiles (jalapeño or Serrano, seeded and chopped)
• Salt and freshly ground pepper

Instructions:

Cut the fish fillets into 2-inch pieces. Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the salt pork and cook until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the onion and cook until tender but not brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the boiling water, potatoes, limes and chiles; cook for 10 minutes. Add the fish and simmer for 10 minutes. Discard the limes. Season with salt and pepper; serve hot.