Breaded fried hake kokotxas with garlic
Breaded and egg-dipped pollock fritters, fried in olive oil and infused with garlic. A Basque specialty, best served immediately after cooking.
Kokotxas, also known as pollock fritters, are floured, dipped in beaten egg, and then deep-fried in garlic-infused olive oil. This is a classic Basque dish.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time10 min
- Resting5 min
- Total30 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostModerate
- Cooking methodfrying
- Estimated cost$12.22 $3.06 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $2.36
- $0.18
- $9.52
- $0.03
- $0.13
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
- Remove the garlic as soon as it has started to turn color. ≈ 3 min
- Season the kokotxas and let them rest for 5 minutes.
- First, coat them in flour, then in the beaten egg. ≈ 3 min
- Fry them over medium heat on both sides.
- Place them on a plate without overcooking them.
The bill
Breaded fried hake kokotxas with garlic
- 200 ml of olive oil for frying$2.36
- 2 cloves of garlic, peeled$0.18
- 800 g of fresh pollack cheeks, thoroughly cleaned$9.52
- salt$0.03
- Flour and beaten eggs, for the breading$0.13
Total$12.22
that's $3.06 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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