Spanish Fish in a Sack

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Shore Bets

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (65)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(65)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

Parchment paper
1 pound ready-trimmed green beans, available in produce department, halved on an angle across
8 anchovy fillets, optional
4 large garlic cloves, minced
16 strips thinly sliced pimientos or roasted red pepper
1/2 cup pitted chopped good quality black olives, such as kalamata
2 pounds cod fillets, cut into 4 portions (get thick pieces from the center cuts rather than tail-end pieces) or, 4 red snapper fillets, 8 ounces each
Salt and pepper
4 scallions, chopped
1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, a generous handful, chopped
Extra-virgin olive oil, for generous drizzling
1 lemon, zested and juiced
Potatoes with Chorizo and Onions, recipe follows
Crusty bread, to pass at table

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Rip off 4 sheets of parchment paper, each a little over a foot long.

Place 1/4 of the green beans in the center of each sheet then top with 2 anchovy fillets -- optional, 1/4 of the garlic, 1/4 of the pimiento or roasted pepper strips, chopped olives and cod or snapper portions. Season the fish with salt and pepper and top with equal amounts of the scallions and parsley. Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil liberally and equally along with lemon zest and juice evenly over the fish portions. Fold the top and bottom edges together and crease several times then crease up the ends of the packets, making a sack for each fish to cook in. Arrange the sacks on the baking sheet and place in the center of the hot oven.

Bake packets 20 minutes. Serve a packet per dinner plate and cut open at table. Pass salad or Potatoes with Chorizo and Onions or even simply some good, chewy bread to round out the meal.

Potatoes with Chorizo and Onions:

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan

3/4 pound, 1 package, chorizo, very thinly sliced on an angle, pull away any loose casings

6 small Yukon gold potatoes, very thinly sliced

1 medium onion, very thinly sliced

Salt and pepper

2 teaspoons sweet paprika

1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, a generous 1 or 2 handfuls

Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, and the chorizo. Cook sausage 2 minutes, flip cook another minute then add potatoes and onions to the pan in an even layer over the sausage. Season the potatoes and onions with salt, pepper and paprika then turn sections of the potatoes using a spatula so that the chorizo is on top and potatoes and onions are on the bottom. Place a smaller skillet on top and press down. Weight the skillet with a few heavy cans. Cook 10 to 12 minutes. Remove weight and turn again to combine all ingredients. Cook another 3 to 4 minutes then add parsley, remove from heat and serve.

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 5 to 10 minutes

Cook Time: 17 to 18 minutes

Ease of preparation: easy

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recipe Spanish Fish in a Sack
Kimberly Wilton , CA 05-27-2008
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So easy and so good!!!!!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this recipe for the inlaws and they are convinced I should be a gourmet cook. This recipe was super easy and healthy... enough to make for people with restrictive diets. I am convinced any kind of fish and vegetables would work with this recipe. I omitted the anchivies because I didn't have them on hand and it was still awesome!!!!!!! I definately recommend it.Read more
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Mike Portland, OR 05-26-2008
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Good, fun way to do a white fish.
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This was a tasty way to do a "fish in a pouch" type preparation that we have all seen before. The broth that forms is... delicious and definitly cries out for bread, rice or coucous to sop it up. I'd skip the overly greasy (and I LIKE grease) potato and chorizo side and stick with the bread/rice or couscous idea. Fairly simple recipe (though unlikely to be a half-hour total for the average home cook). Easy to find ingredients. Generally healthy - and a fun presentation.Read more
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Heather Alexandria, VA 05-06-2008
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Fish was bland...but healthy
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I wasn't as impressed by this recipe as I thought I would be. Despite using all the flavors as directed (except for the... peppers), the fish came out very bland. I did not use the green beans in the recipe, and I think the 20 minutes was too long to cook the fish then. I might try this again, but alter it to suit my tastes.Read more
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Monica Amarillo, TX 05-02-2008
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Delish!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I thought this fish recipe was absolutely delicious! I had never eaten anchovies before so I was skeptical...they added so... much flavor! This recipe is so versatile because you can use so many different vegetables as well as different fish. I used orange roughy, brocolli, and mushrooms. It was fantastic! I'm anxious to try it again with different ingredients! Thanks Rach! You're the bomb!Read more
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Marilyn St. Paul, MN 04-24-2008
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Yummo
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was a great and easy dish. I used halibut fillets that were only 6 oz, so I cooked them a little less time. I didn't... like the looks of the green beans at the store so I used asparagus - wow that was a good choice. There are a lot of flavors going on in here and they mix beautifully. I'll probably try it again with beans but I can't imagine it could be better than the asparagus. And almost no cleanup at the end! My little "packets" wouldn't stay closed on the ends as well as hers did, but it didn't seem to matter; everything still stayed inside.Read more
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Amy Waterbury, CT 08-02-2007
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interesting
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This recipe was a meal by itself, the fish i mean, with the thick center cut fillet, all the veggies and the flavors that... just came pouring out of the "sack" was incredible! I will definitely be sharing this recipe with my family and friends!Read more