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Merluza a la Vasca (Basque style hake)

May 10, 2010 by Lois Britton 2 Comments

For Mother’s Day, I thought I’d fix my mom (and the rest of the family) one of my favorite Spanish dishes, sampled often at Restaurante Colon in the village of Torrejon.  The fish cooks in a savory, garlic laced, green sauce and involves no last minute preparation, always a plus in my book.

Ingredients

4 fish steaks, hake or cod, about 1 inch thick
salt
pepper
flour for dusting
4 T. olive oil
1 T. lemon juice
4 cloves garlic
3 T. minced onion
2 T. flour
3/4 c. white wine
3/4 c. clam juice
6 T. minced parsley
3/4 c. peas, fresh or frozen
1 dozen small clams
1 dozen mussels
1 jar (11.6 oz.) white asparagus
1 jar (2 oz.) pimento strips
1 hard boiled egg, finely chopped

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Season the fish with salt and pepper.  Dust with flour.
  • Heat 2 T. oil in large frying pan.  Cook fish about 1 minute on each side.
  • Transfer fish to 4 individual baking dishes.  Top with lemon juice
  • Add remaining oil to pan.  Cook garlic and onion until translucent.
  • Stir in 2 T. flour, gradually adding wine and clam juice.  Stir until thick and smooth.
  • Add 5 T. parsley, peas, salt and pepper.
  • Pour sauce over the fish.  Add clams, mussels, asparagus, and pimento to the baking dishes.
  • Bake for 20 to 40 minutes, until fish flakes and the clams and mussels are open.
  • Top with remaining parsley, 1 T., and chopped egg.

Serves 4

Lois Britton

An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com,  she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.

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Comments

  1. mr. pineapple man

    May 10, 2010 at 2:34 am

    your mom must have been super happy! that looks sooo delicious~

    Reply
  2. faithy, the baker

    May 10, 2010 at 4:52 am

    You’re tempting me! I LOVE clams!! Yums! My stomach is growling now as i am looking at your photos!

    Reply

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