Baked cod with a garlic and chili pepper oil painting.

Baked cod with a garlic and chili pepper oil painting.

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A roasted cod fillet, seasoned with a mixture of olive oil, garlic, chili peppers, vinegar, and parsley – a Basque specialty that is both tender and flavo…

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The monkfish, also known as kokotxa, is a very tender and popular cut in the Basque Country. When roasted in the oven, it is coated with a sauce made from garlic, chili peppers, and fresh parsley.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.02
  • $0.60
  • $0.16

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  2. Thoroughly clean the solefish’s throat by removing the gills, eyes, teeth, and any black skin. ≈ 8 min
  3. Salt it, rub it with oil paint, then place it on a baking sheet and roast it in the oven for about 15 minutes.
  4. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, remove the central rod and sprinkle with vinegar and parsley.
  5. Prepare a warm oil paint mixture using the oil paint, garlic, and a slice of hot pepper, then pour it over the sea bass.
  6. Scoop up the juice at the bottom of the pan with a spoon, away from the heat, mix well, and pour it back over the fish.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 800 g of cleaned cod cheeks
  • salt
  • 75 ml of extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 dried chili pepper
  • 1 small splash of vinegar
  • 1 small bunch of chopped parsley

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