Spanish Fish in a Sack

Name: Spanish Fish in a Sack
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 8 fillets anchovy fillets, optional; 68 milliliters pitted chopped good quality black olives, such as kalamata; 907 grams cod fillets, cut into 4 servings (get thick pieces from the center cuts rather than tail-end pieces) or, 4 red snapper fillets, 8 ounces each; 4 servings Crusty bread, to pass at table; 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan; 15 grams flat leaf parsley, a generous handful, chopped; 15 grams chopped flat-leaf parsley, a generous 1 or 2 handfuls; 4 larges garlic cloves, minced; 454 grams ready-trimmed green beans, available in produce department, halved on an angle across; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil, for generous drizzling; 1 medium onion, very thinly sliced; 16 strips thinly sliced pimientos or roasted red pepper; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 4 scallions, chopped; 2 teaspoons sweet paprika; 6 smalls Yukon gold potatoes, very thinly sliced; 340 grams 1 package, chorizo, very thinly sliced on an angle, pull away any loose casings

Spanish Fish in a Sack is an European recipe that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 165g of protein, 54g of fat, and a total of 1415 calories. This recipe covers 52% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a main course. Head to the store and pick up cod fillets, scallions, extra virgin olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. Easy Fish Molee (South Indian-Style Fish Stew With Coconut), Clams With Spanish Sausage, and Fallen Chocolate Cakes With Spanish Paprika are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Special equipment: Parchment paper

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Baking Paper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Rip off 4 sheets of parchment paper, each a little over a foot long.

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Baking Paper

Place 1/4 of the green beans in the center of each sheet then top with 2 anchovy fillets -- optional, 1/4 of the garlic, 1/4 of the pimiento or roasted pepper strips, chopped olives and cod or snapper portions. Season the fish with salt and pepper and top with equal amounts of the scallions and parsley.

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Anchovy Fillets

Salt And Pepper

Green Beans

Green Onions

Pimiento

Parsley

Snapper

Garlic

Olives

Pepper

Fish

Cod

Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil liberally and equally along with lemon zest and juice evenly over the fish portions. Fold the top and bottom edges together and crease several times then crease up the ends of the packets, making a sack for each fish to cook in. Arrange the sacks on the baking sheet and place in the center of the hot oven.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Lemon Zest

Juice

Fish

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Bake packets 20 minutes.

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Oven

Serve a packet per dinner plate and cut open at table. Pass salad or Potatoes with Chorizo and Onions or even simply some good, chewy bread to round out the meal.

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Potato

Chorizo

Onion

Bread

Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, and the chorizo. Cook sausage 2 minutes, flip cook another minute then add potatoes and onions to the pan in an even layer over the sausage. Season the potatoes and onions with salt, pepper and paprika then turn sections of the potatoes using a spatula so that the chorizo is on top and potatoes and onions are on the bottom.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Potato

Chorizo

Paprika