Spanish

Pescaito Frito (Andalusian Fried Fish)

Name: Pescaito Frito (Andalusian Fried Fish)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1.5 lb small fish fillets (such as anchovies or hake strips); 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups olive oil; 1 tsp salt; 1 lemon

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Pescaito Frito (Andalusian Fried Fish) is Spanish home cooking, eaten at lunch. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

30 min Medium Low carb Pescatarian Halal Dairy free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

1.5 lb small fish fillets (such as anchovies or hake strips)
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 lemon

How to cook it

Rinse the fish and pat it completely dry, then season it with the salt.
Toss the fish in the flour until evenly coated, shaking off any excess so the coating stays thin and crisp rather than doughy.
Heat the olive oil in a deep, heavy pan until hot enough that a pinch of flour sizzles instantly on contact.
Fry the fish in small batches for 2 to 3 minutes, until golden and crisp, taking care not to crowd the pan so the oil temperature stays high.
Lift out with a slotted spoon onto paper towels to drain, sprinkle with a little extra salt while still hot, and serve immediately with the lemon cut into wedges.

Watch how to cook Pescaito Frito (Andalusian Fried Fish)

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Serve it with

A Spanish lunch is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Pescaito Frito (Andalusian Fried Fish), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

Something to sip
- Ajoblanco (Chilled Malaga Almond and Garlic Soup)
  
  20 min
The cooked vegetable
- Acelgas Rehogadas (Sauteed Chard with Garlic and Pimenton)
  
  25 min
What it is eaten with
- Arroz Blanco (Plain White Rice)
  
  20 min
Something cool and fresh
- Boquerones en Vinagre (Vinegar-Cured Anchovies)
  
  15 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Pescaito Frito (Andalusian Fried Fish) carries gluten and fish. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Pescaito Frito (Andalusian Fried Fish)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	Yes	Alubias Blancas con Chorizo (White Beans with Chorizo)
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	Yes	Ajoblanco (Chilled Malaga Almond and Garlic Soup)
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 360 kcal
Protein: 28 g
Carbs: 16 g
Fat: 20 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 520 mg
Saturated fat: 3 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Pescaito Frito (Andalusian Fried Fish) takes about 30 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.