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Hake with Clams and White Wine - Merluza a la Vasca

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • -2 tbsp extra virgin Spanish olive oil
  • -2 cloves of garlic
  • -1/2 onion
  • -2 fresh hake fillets can be substituted with Cod or Halibut
  • -1/2 cup white wine
  • -12 fresh clams
  • -1 lemon
  • -Sea salt
  • -Black Pepper
  • -fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Finely mince 2 cloves of garlic, finely dice 1/2 of an onion, cut a couple of thin slices from a lemon and finely chop about a 1/4 cup of fresh parsley
  2. Season 2 fillets of hake (you can substitute for cod or halibut) with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper on both sides
  3. Heat a non-stick frying pan with a medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, once the oil get´s hot add the garlic and the onions, mix with the oil and cook for about 2 minutes, then add the 2 hake fillets skin side up (if your fish is skinless no worries), after cooking the hake for 3 minutes flip to cook the other side, then add 1/2 cup of white wine, a couple of slices of lemon, 12 fresh clams and 1/2 of the parsley, give the pan a quick shake and cook for another 3 minutes, then remove the hake fillets from the pan and transfer each one to a plate
  4. Cook the clams for another 2-3 minutes or until they all open, then evenly transfer the clams into each plate, add a slice of cooked lemon on top of each fillet and top it all off with the remaining sauce in the pan
  5. Garnish the dish with the remaining parsley and serve
  6. Enjoy!

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