Arroz empedrado with white beans and salt cod
Slightly brothy rice with desalted cod and beans, cooked under lettuce leaves.
Active time35 min
Cooking40 min
Total1 h
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Ingredients
- 1 lettuce heart
- 1 red pepper
- 1 garlic head
- 8 pieces of raw salt cod, already desalted and boneless
- 1600 ml ready-to-use fish stock
- 250 g cooked drained white beans
- 45 ml virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 400 g dry Spanish round-grain rice
- 1 pinch of saffron threads
- 1 pinch of fine salt — optional
- 200 g plain crushed tomatoes
Preparation
Drain the beans and weigh the stated quantity. Wash and separate lettuce leaves. Wash, deseed and chop the pepper. Wash the garlic head and make a shallow crosswise cut without separating it. Pat the already desalted cod dry. Heat all the oil in a large sauté pan and sear cod for about 3 min, turning carefully.
1 lettuce heart1 red pepper1 garlic head8 pieces of raw salt cod, already desalted and boneless250 g cooked drained white beans45 ml virgin olive oil- sieve
- knife
- chopping board
- large sauté pan
- kitchen tongs
Add pepper and garlic head around the cod and fry gently for about 6 min without breaking the fish. Add tomato and reduce for about 8 min. Stir in paprika and immediately add all the stock and saffron. Bring to the boil, add all beans and simmer for 5 min.
1600 ml ready-to-use fish stock1 tsp sweet paprika1 pinch of saffron threads200 g plain crushed tomatoes- large sauté pan
- spoon
Taste the liquid before using optional salt. Add rice and spread gently without flaking the cod, then place lettuce leaves on top. Cook over medium heat for about 15 min until rice is tender and cod opaque and easily flaked. Continue gently if needed. Rice should remain slightly creamy with a little broth, rather than dry. Serve immediately with lettuce, beans and cod.
400 g dry Spanish round-grain rice1 pinch of fine salt — optional- large sauté pan
- spoon
Allergens
- Celery
- Fish
Composition to check for: Crustaceans, Eggs, Gluten, Lupin, Milk, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.
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