Arroz com Peixe Frito (Rice with Fried Fish)

January 1, 2006 | Filed Under Cereals/Grains, Codfish, Cooking Diva blog, Fellow Bloggers, La Majuluta blog, La Zuccheriera blog, Rice, Rice with Fried Fish (Arroz com Peixe Frito), Seafood, Tasca da Elvira blog | Leave a Comment 

This is my submission for the New Year’s Dinner Recipe and Photo Swap event that Melissa CookingDiva is hosting with Cannella, Marcela and Elvira. Read here for more information about the event.My cousin Raquel is visiting from Holland and this is one of the New Year’s meals she prepared for us – Arroz com Peixe Frito (Rice with Fried Fish). Take fish fillet of your choice. My cousin used cod fish (bacalhau). Cover the fish with mashed garlic, pepper, lemon (and salt if desired). Dip the fillet in beaten egg, and then flour (all purpose flour) before frying. Prepare rice: Saute a chopped onion in olive oil. After a few minutes, add shredded carrots, and then add rice. Stir, then pour hot water over all the ingredients. Add a bay leaf and salt to taste. Allow the rice to cook. When ready, remove the bay leaf. You can serve the rice and fried fish with a salad of your choice. In this case, leafy green salad, carrots, tomatoes, red onions, and a handful of sunflower seeds. Use any salad dressing you want. Here she used extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and mustard. Mix and pour over the salad. Garnish the meal with green olives. Simple and delicious.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, Paz

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