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Bacalao encebollado, Jaén salt cod with onions and tomato

Bacalao encebollado, Jaén salt cod with onions and tomato

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A Jaén recipe: Salted and fried cod in olive oil, then simmered in a sauce of melted onions and tomatoes, flavored with bay leaf, garlic, and cumin.

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Recipe from Inko, Mazbel, Edmenb, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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“Encebollado” means cooked with a lot of onions. In the Jaén province, known for its olive oil production, this dish features fried cod simmered in a tomato sauce seasoned with cumin and garlic.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting36 hr
  • Total37 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstove
  • Estimated cost$1.83 $0.46 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.14
  • $0.41
  • $0.59
  • $0.18
  • $0.48
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the cod in cold water for 36 hours, changing the water every 12 hours.
  2. Drain it, dry it, and grind it into flour. ≈ 2 min
  3. Fry it in olive oil, first with the skin-side down, then flip it over; set aside.
  4. In a saucepan, melt the finely chopped onions in the oil. When they are half-cooked, add the tomatoes, bay leaf, and salt, and simmer gently.
  5. In a mortar, grind the cumin with the garlic, then mix with a little water, heat gently, and add to the tomatoes.
  6. Place the fried cod pieces in the sauce and stir to ensure they are well coated. ≈ 4 min
  7. Let it simmer for another 10 minutes, then serve.

The bill

Bacalao encebollado, Jaén salt cod with onions and tomato

  • flour for flour$0.14
  • 2 large onions$0.41
  • olive oil$0.59
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds$0.48
  • salt$0.03

Total$1.83

that's $0.46 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 portions of salted cod, each weighing 250g
  • flour for flour
  • 2 large onions
  • 1 can of crushed tomatoes, natural
  • olive oil
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • One bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
  • salt

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