Fish Baked With Potatoes, Onions, And Wine Recipe - Cooking Index
Fish (whatever is freshest that day) baked over a bed of thin-sliced potatoes is one of the preferred ways to prepare fish in Catalunya. This version from Els Pescadors, a fine seafood restaurant commanding wonderful views of the sea and of the small port of L'Escala, is quite exceptional.
Cuisine: Spanish1 lb | 454g / 16oz | Potatoes - cut into 1/8" slices |
1 | Onion - slivered | |
1/4 cup | 59ml | Olive oil |
Kosher or sea salt - as needed | ||
Freshly-ground black pepper - as needed | ||
1/4 lb | 113g / 4oz | Tomato - in very thin wedges |
2 lbs | 908g / 32oz | Turbot steaks, 1 inch thick |
(or other firm-flesh fish like halibut) | ||
1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5ml | Fresh thyme leaves |
(or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme) | ||
1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5ml | Minced fresh rosemary |
(or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary) | ||
1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5ml | Minced fresh marjoram |
(or 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram) | ||
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Minced fresh parsley |
Freshly-squeezed lemon juice | ||
1/2 cup | 118ml | Dry white wine |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Dried bread crumbs |
Arrange the potatoes and onion in layers in a greased baking pan, sprinkling each layer with oil (a total of 3 tablespoons), salt, and pepper (choose a pan in which you will have about 3 layers). Scatter the tomato wedges over the potatoes, cover tightly with foil, and bake in a 350 degree oven about 45 minutes, or until the potatoes are almost tender. Meanwhile, sprinkle the fish steaks on both sides with salt and let sit.
Place the fish over the potatoes, brush the fish with about 1 tablespoon oil, then sprinkle the fish and potatoes with thyme, rosemary, marjoram, parsley, and lemon juice. Pour on the wine. Dust the fish with bread crumbs and cook until the fish is just done, about 15 minutes, basting several times.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Source:
ADELICIOSO! THE REGIONAL COOKING OF SPAIN by Penelope Casas (c) 1996 - Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY - 458 pages - $30.00 - As reprinted in the Jan/Feb, 1997 issue of Cookbook Digest
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