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Lovers of a good appetizer will appreciate the recipe we are going to show you below. The marinated dogfish, or also known as Bienmesabe (according to legend, on a visit to San Fernando, Isabel II tried this dish and liked it so much that she exclaimed: “How good it tastes!”). Although it is a typical recipe from Cádiz, throughout Andalusia (and much of Spain already) it has become a recurring tapa when you want a snack. It is a fairly simple recipe, with dogfish as the main ingredient and is usually accompanied with mayonnaise.
If you are going to get down to work at home, here is a sure-fire suggestion: chef Dani García’s recipe for marinated dogfish (bienmesabe), with garlic mayonnaise included. Enjoy!
Bienmesabe or marinated dogfish recipe
Ingredients:
- 300 g dogfish
- 100 g of flour
- 200 m sherry vinegar
- 200 m water
- 200 ml olive oil
- 20 g coarse salt
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 spoonful of sweet paprika de la Vera
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 tablespoons oregano
- 4 bay leaves
- To prepare the garlic mayonnaise:
- 300 ml garlic oil
- 2 tablespoons of sweet paprika de la Vera
- 7 cloves of garlic
- Sherry vinegar
- 1 egg
Preparation:
- To prepare the garlic mayonnaise, first heat the oil over low heat and cook the garlic until very soft, that is, about 10 minutes.
- Then add the paprika and mix well. Remove from the heat and let it cool.
- When the oil is cold, remove the garlic.
- Then add in a bowl the egg and little by little the cold oil with the paprika. Blend until emulsified and set aside.
- To make the marinade, peel and crush the garlic and mix with the water, sherry vinegar, paprika, salt, oregano, cumin and bay leaves (it is recommended to mix the dry ingredients first and then the liquid).
- On the other hand, clean the dogfish and cut it into cubes or dices. Put them in a bowl with the marinade and let it macerate for 8 hours in the refrigerator.
- Once marinated, drain well and dredge in flour, removing the excess flour.
- Fry in very hot oil and let it drain on absorbent paper.
- Serve on a plate with a bowl of garlic mayonnaise for dipping.