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Peixe Assado no Forno Portuguese Baked Fish #SundaySupper

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Peixe Assado no Forno Sunday Supper My earliest memory of food involves my grandmother standing in front of a large wood burning oven, that was built into the wall, baking bread and making Peixe Assado no Forno “Portuguese Baked Fish.”  This oven had it’s own separate little house next to my grandmother’s home.  I was told that it was built this way because if there was ever a fire, the entire house wouldn’t burn down.  You are probably thinking, what is she 150 years old?  I am not as young as I would like to think, but I am not THAT old.  I lived with my grandparents when my parents first immigrated to the US from Portugal.  We lived on a small farm and vineyard, and Sunday Supper was very much part of our lives.  My grandmother was an excellent cook and I looked forward to sitting around the family table not only for dinner, but also for the card game that would follow .  There was no television in my grandparents home, so card games were the next best thing.

Sunday Supper Peixe Asado No Forno

I grew up eating delicious fish on a weekly basis.  In Portugal, you consume fish as much as  meat. I loved it when my grandmother made Peixe Assado no Forno. I can remember that my grandfather would plant the potatoes under the grape vines. I looked forward to potato season every year.  As a child it was so much fun to actually be allowed to dig in the dirt and imagine the excitement when you actually found a potato.  After a day of picking potatoes, we couldn’t wait to get home  because we knew that my grandmother would be making Peixe Assado no Forno.

I have to warn you, this recipe is not exactly like my grandmother made.  It is a much easier version that I have adapted over the years.  My grandmother’s recipe was made with an entire fish.  Believe it or not, we ate almost every part but the bones.  We even ate the eyes.  It was actually one of my favorite parts of the Peixe Assado, as a child.   Although I have raised good eaters, they are not quite that daring.

Implement a “No Thank You Bite Rule in your home.”

I can’t claim that my kids eat everything, but I will say they will at least attempt almost anything I put in front of them.  Well, at least three out of four.  I tell everyone that the secret to raising good eaters is to implent a “No Thank You Bite” rule in your home.  If children are encouraged to try new things instead of being forced to eat it, they will be excited to try new foods.

Peixe Assado no Forno | Portuguese Baked Fish #FamilyDinnerTable #SundaySupper
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound of TripleTail or your favorite white fish
  • 4 Large Potatoes, sliced thin
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 cup of cherry tomatoes cut in half
  • ½ onion thinly sliced
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 garlic glove, sliced thin
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
  • 1 cup of wine
  • fresh ground sea salt and pepper to taste
  • additional lemon and lime slices and parsley to decorate, if desired
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Dry the fish using a paper towel
  3. Lay the potatoes in an oven proof baking platter in a circular manner until the dish is covered
  4. Place the fish on top of the potatoes
  5. Sprinkle the fish and potatoes with olive oil
  6. Decorate the fish and potatoes with the cherry tomatoes, onion and garlic
  7. Squeeze the lemon and sprinkle the parsley over the entire platter
  8. Add wine
  9. Bake in 350 degree oven for approximately 1 hour. May need to bake longer if the fish and the potatoes are thick
  10. Garnish with extra lemon, lime and parsley

 

I love this week’s Sunday Supper for so many reason.  Working with American Family Insurance on their #FamilyDinnerTable campaign has brought back so many wonderful memories for me.  It is so true family meals around the family table nurture us in so many ways.

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  1. Oh my goodness what an incredible dish! And what wonderful memories of it with your grandmother. I certainly would love to sit at your family dinner table and enjoy this with you (and some wine too!).

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  6. What a simple, delectable fish dish…and so fun that each bite comes with memories of your grandmother. I’ve finally gotten the hubby to like salmon…and this may be the dish that converts him to a fan of white fish 🙂

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  7. I love the memories that you have of your grandparents, and I think it is awesome that you have experience witnessing a real wood stove in use. Honestly I would love to have a cook house some day with a wood stove. But I have some strong “self sufficiency” leanings 😉

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  8. I would love to have a wood burning oven outside at my house! I’d use it everyday. I love simple fresh flavors and ingredients. This dish looks like a star in my book. I probably would pass on the whole fish myself. Love the 1 bite No Thank you rule too!

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  11. I have to ask, do you still like to eat the eye? I love the cheeks of any fish so good!
    I love your recollection of your memories with your grandparents digging up potatoes sounds so fun! – We also ave the “No thank you bite” in our house as it gives the children control and experience different flavors. It has worked well so far 🙂

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  12. What a LOVELY post, and beautiful recipe and photograph. I am smiling after reading this, imagining how wonderful it would be to dig in the dirt to find the potatoes, and then see them made w/the fish into this beautiful dish! Magic…

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  13. Wonderful backstory to this beautiful baked fish, Isabel. How lucky that you’ve got a treasure trove of recipes inspired from your grandmother’s cooking…This fish recipe is definitely going in my “to-do” recipe file =)

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  19. Such a gorgeous dish Isabel! My maternal grandmother was not a cook, she turned everything to mush but I so wish my paternal grandmother lived long enough for me to get in the kitchen with her. She would cater to everyone’s tastes and make 3-4 different meals a night. Everything was cooked from scratch and I bet she had some delicious polish dishes up her sleeve too.

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