Fresh Cod Fish with Rice

Ingredients

• 1½ pounds cod fish
• 1½ garlic clove, minced
• Salt and pepper
• ½ cup white wine
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• ½ teaspoon minced parsley
• 1 onion, chopped
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 1 cup rice

Method

1. 1

   Slice fish and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

2. 2

   Arrange in a baking dish.

3. 3

   Sprinkle with wine.

4. 4

   Add ½ the onion, garlic, tomatoes and parsley.

5. 5

   Pour 1 teaspoon of butter on each slice and let stand ½ hour.

6. 6

   Wash rice through several waters and cook in boiling, salted water until nearly dry.

7. 7

   Cover and reduce heat until light and fluffy.

8. 8

   Fry remaining garlic and onion in butter; add remaining tomato and parsley and fry.

9. 9

   Add sufficient salted boiling water to cook the rice (a little less than a quart).

10. 10

    Add wine and let boil rapidly.

11. 11

    Add rice, a little at a time in order not to stop the boiling.

12. 12

    Cook rapidly, uncovered, until the rice is swollen, and nearly dry.

13. 13

    Cover and reduce heat until rice is tender and fluffy.

14. 14

    Meanwhile bake the fish.

15. 15

    Heap a pile of rice high on each slice of fish.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The European cookbook for American homes (from Italy, Spain, Portugal and France) (1936) by Brown, Cora Lovisa Brackett Mrs., page 96. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRESH COD FISH WITH RICE (Bacalao Fresco com Arroz) il/i pounds cod fish l/i garlic clove, minced Salt and pepper 2 tomatoes, chopped Yz cup white wine Vi teaspoon minced parsley 1 onion, chopped % cup butter, melted 1 cup rice

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