Basque Cod al Pil Pil

Name: Basque Cod al Pil Pil
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 2 pounds cod or other white fish, (skin on if possible); Salt; 1 cup olive oil; 6 to 8 cloves garlic, sliced thin; 1 to 3 small hot, dried chiles, crushed ((optional)); 1 teaspoon dried oregano or parsley, or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:15min

You can make this with any white fish. Obviously cod, haddock, pollock and hake, but also bass, walleye, black seabass, Pacific rockfish, lingcod, etc. I bet it would work with catfish, too. Serve with potatoes, bread or rice and a full-bodied white wine or dry cider.

Updated at: Fri, 29 May 2026 16:31:08 GMT