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Minho-style fried cod with onions

Crisp pan-fried cod with golden potato rounds and paprika onions.

⏱ Estimated time: 70 minutes🍽 Servings: 4🇵🇹 Portugal
Minho-style fried cod with onions — Digitally created illustrative image
Digitally created illustrative image

Ingredients

  • 4 desalted cod steaks
  • 800 g potatoes
  • 2 large onions
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 100 ml olive oil
  • Flour for dusting
  • Salt and pepper

Step-by-step method

  1. Dry cod well and dust it lightly with flour.
  2. Slice potatoes into rounds and fry or roast until golden; drain well.
  3. Heat some olive oil and shallow-fry the cod on both sides until cooked and flaking.
  4. In another pan soften onions, garlic, bay and paprika in the remaining olive oil.
  5. Serve cod over the potatoes and spoon over the warm onion mixture.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.