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

28g protein · 30 min · 334 kcal

Spain's BEST-KEPT Fish Recipe | Bacalao a la Andaluza
30 min4 servings334 kcal

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. 1

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

  2. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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!

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