Hake with Onions and Dill (Merluza Encebollada con Eneldo)

5 from 1 vote

Hake with onion and dill is a simple Spanish recipe that is both healthy and delicious. If trying a new Spanish fish recipe, start here!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Main

Cuisine: Spanish

Servings: servings

Calories: 209.94kcal

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 medium onions sliced thin
¾ cup of manzanilla or fino sherry or substitute a very dry white wine
4 1 inch steaks or filets of hake another meaty white fish could be substituted, like cod, haddock, or even flounder
Sea salt
Freshly ground pepper
Fresh dill
4 teaspoons bread crumbs
3 cloves of garlic minced
Extra virgin olive oil to drizzle on at the end of preparation

Heat the olive oil in a large pan and sauté the onions on a medium high heat for a couple of minutes, stirring often.
Cover the onions and lower the heat. Cook over a low heat for 10 minutes, stirring from time to time.
Turn up the heat and add the wine. Allow it to reduce by ¾. Remove the onions from the heat.
Place the fish into a baking pan and season with salt and pepper.
Spoon the onions evenly over the fish, and empty the rest to cover the sides.
Mix the minced garlic, breadcrumbs, and some chopped fresh dill together and sprinkle this seasoning over the fish.
Drizzle abundantly with extra virgin olive oil .
Bake at 400°F (205°C) for about 15 minutes (fish should be cooked through).
Serve with your choice of a side, suggestions are rice, mashed potatoes, couscous, and broccoli.