Basic ingredients

• 2 hake or fresh cod steaks
• 3 or 4 potatoes
• 1 onion
• 4 cloves garlic crushed
• fresh parsley

• salt
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp red wine
• 1/2 tsp paprika

Steps:

1. Peel and slice the potatoes and chop the onion

2.Place the potato slices, chopped onion, 1 clove of crushed garlic, bay leaf, fresh parsley, thyme and a couple of pinches of salt in a casserole dish - sprinkle with 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp red wine

3. Add water so that it´s just covering everything and bring to the boil - simmer for approx 10 mins over a low heat then place the fish steaks over the potatoes and add more water to cover - simmer for a further 10 mins

4. When the potatoes and fish are done pour off all the liquid and remove the skin from the fish

5. Heat 7 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and add the remaining garlic cloves and sauté for a couple of mins then add the paprika and 1 tbsp wine. Remove from heat immediately

6. Finally pour the oil and garlic over the fish and serve immediately

 

Tips and ideas:

• It is important to use a really strong casserole dish - the spanish terracotta ones are the best for this recipe
• You can use frozen fish if you can't get hold of good fresh white fish
• Serve with a green salad or green vegetables and a cold, dry white wine. Galicia produces a delicious white wine called Ribeiro which is an excellent choice to accompany this Galician dish.