Name: Baked Cod with Tomatoes and Red Onions (Spatola al Forno)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: ½ cup fresh bread crumbs; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 6 to 8 sprigs flat-leaf Italian parsley; ½ medium red onion; 1½ pounds skinless cod, scrod, or ling cod fillets; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 pound ripe tomatoes; Salt

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Spatola is a fish found in Sicily that most closely resembles the ling cod of the Pacific coast. On the Atlantic coast cod or scrod are good substitutes. As is the case with many Sicilian dishes, fresh, rather than dry, bread crumbs are used to absorb the flavors and make a delicious crispy topping.

Ingredients

½ cup fresh bread crumbs
½ medium red onion
3 tablespoons

Method

Make the fresh bread crumbs.
Peel and finely chop the red onion. Put it in a 10-inch skillet with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Place over medium heat and sauté, stirring oc

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