Oven Roasted Pirarucu Recipe

The pirarucu is one of the biggest fish in Brazil, also known as the Amazon cod. So that you know how to cook pirarucu, at Specialfood we present you this healthy suggestion. Oven-roasted pirarucu is the dish you'll learn to prepare in this recipe, so check it out now!

Ingredients for making oven-roasted Pirarucu:

 500 grams of fresh pirarucu sliced ​​or dried

 2 chopped garlic cloves

 200 milliliters of olive oil

 3 units of medium potato

 2 fresh thyme sprigs

 1 fresh rosemary sprig

 1 unit of finger pepper

 salt

How to make oven-roasted Pirarucu:

The first step in making this roasted pirarucu recipe is to peel the potatoes, which will serve as an accompaniment to this dish, cut them into pieces and pre-cook them in boiling water for about 10 minutes.

After the previous step, arrange the fish slices and potatoes in a baking dish greased with oil. Mix the salt with the herbs and garlic, sprinkle over these ingredients and drizzle with the remaining oil.

Tip: If using dried pirarucu, soak overnight, change the water in the morning and let it soak again until cooking time.

Place in a preheated oven at 180ºC for about 20 minutes. Remove and serve the roasted pirarucu in the oven, then accompany it with tropical salad or roasted pepper.

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