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Spain's BEST-KEPT Fish Recipe

Spain's BEST-KEPT Fish Recipe | Bacalao a la Andaluza

Course Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 334 kcal
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 60 ml
  • 3 onions
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp sherry vinegar 15 ml
  • 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 2.50 grams
  • 2 tsp dried oregano 2 grams
  • 1 cup dry white wine 240 ml
  • 3 cod fillets 7 oz / 200 grams each
  • 2 bay leaves
  • handful chopped parsley
  • sea salt & black pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in the olive oil

  2. While the oil is heating, thinly slice the onions in julienne style (watch video to see the technique), thinly slice the cloves of garlic

  3. Add the sliced onion and garlic into the hot fry pan, mix together, then mix every 1 to 2 minutes so everything evenly sautes

  4. In the meantime, add the cod fillets over some paper towels and pat completely dry, then season with sea salt & black pepper and cut each fillet into 4 evenly sized pieces, for a total of 12 pices of cod

  5. After cooking the garlic and onions for 10 to 15 minutes and they're lightly browned, add in the sherry vinegar, paprika, oregano and season with sea salt & black pepper, mix together, then add in the white wine and bay leaves, mix and then simmer

  6. After 3 to 4 minutes and the alcohol has been cooked off in the wine, add the pieces of cod, all in a single layer and evenly spaced out, then gently flip each piece that way all the fish is absorbing all the flavors in the pan, then place a lid on the pan and lower to a low-medium heat

  7. Once the pieces of cod are cooked through, about 4 minutes, remove from the heat, serve directly our of the pan sprinkled with fresh parsley, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Get the Spanish Olive Oil and Paprika I used to make this Recipe

Nutrition Facts
Spain's BEST-KEPT Fish Recipe | Bacalao a la Andaluza
Amount Per Serving
Calories 334 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 10g
Cholesterol 64mg21%
Sodium 88mg4%
Potassium 819mg23%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 28g56%
Vitamin A 328IU7%
Vitamin C 9mg11%
Calcium 73mg7%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.