Pastel de cabracho [Actualizado 2025]

Prepare ingredients for 2 scorpion fish cakes

• A fresh scorpion fish weighs approximately 1,200-1,400 grams, or two smaller ones equal this weight combined. I asked the fishmonger to gut it, chop its head off and save it for another soup, but just gut it.
• 1 carrot.
• 1 leek.
• 1 onion.
• 2 bay leaves.
• A few grains of black pepper.
• 8 eggs.
• 300ml cream.
• 200g tomato paste.
• 1 small chilli (optional, it’s a nice touch).
• Olive oil, freshly ground black pepper and salt.
• A little butter in case you need to grease the mold.
• for pink sauce:
  • 200 g mayonnaise (you can buy ready-made or use our Homemade Mayonnaise Recipeso it matches your preferences and has a very personal touch).
  • 50 g tomato paste.
  • 30ml orange juice.
  • 30 ml brandy.

*Note: I used a fairly large scorpion fish to prepare 2 cakes, but if you prefer to make cakes (it makes a great appetizer), you only need to use half the amount of each ingredient.

it is a Typical recipes from Asturias and? Promoted by Chef Juan Mari Arzakand those of us who are obsessed with recipes simply prepare it in our own style and personal style, because in the kitchen it inevitably doesn’t give a different feel to the recipe as it passes from one person to another. this is a The perfect appetizer for special occasionsespecially for Christmas This is when it is most commonly eaten, but I personally love it Every time I go to Asturias Ask me for a scorpion fish pie, there’s some Cooking with Apple Cider and Cabrales Cheesethey are…shameful! It has a Bolognese type texture, so Usually served with toast There is also sauce, we chose the pink sauce.

Preparation, How to Make Asturian Scorpion Fish Cake Recipe

1. Peel carrot Use a potato peeler, also peel onion and cut him Leek Greenest part and roots, remove outermost layer.
2. clean Cabraccio Rinse under cold water just to remove any debris that may be on your skin.
   

   We have cleaned the scorpion fish, taken it from the fishmonger, separated the head and removed the guts.

3. Put a basin and put enough agua (enough to drown the scorpion fish later) and a spoonful of dessert Sal Heat over medium-high heat and when it begins to boil, add carrotthis onionhe Leek,leaf laurelthis black pepper and 1 tbsp Oil.
   

   We cook vegetables to enrich the broth

4. Boil everything together for 20 minutes, then remove everything (you can strain it yourself with a strainer). Do not throw them away, you can use them to make a very delicious vegetable cream, for example.
5. enter Cabraccio Add to pot and continue cooking for 15 minutes. I saved the head to make soup another day, but you can cook it whole if you wish.
   

   We cook scorpion fish

6. Time’s up, take it out Cabraccio Remove from pan and remove skin and bones. You’ll need a little patience, but you’ll find it’s not difficult since the meat is so tender. I recommend using a knife and fork, just as you would when eating fish, and gradually removing the flesh.
   

   As long as we have a little patience, we can eat scorpion fish shreds

7. preheat Oven 180℃no superior resistance.
8. Place in a bowl and smash egg Then mix them with a mixer. Contains ketchupthis Natahe chilihe Cabraccio broken a little freshly ground black pepper to taste. Mix everything together with a hand mixer until the mixture is more or less homogeneous, and of course give it a taste in case you need to correct it. Sal.
   

   We are mixing the ingredients for the cake

9. Use a little grease butter Several rectangular molds and pour the mixture into them. You can also cover them with greaseproof paper.
   

   We pour the mixture into molds and put them directly in the oven.

10. Use a deep baking pan and fill it with agua At most half. Place the mold with the scorpion fish cake and everything next to the oven so that it ban mary.
11. Bake it a circle 40-45 minutesalthough before finally deleting it Do the toothpick testinsert it all the way, if it comes out clean, the cake has set; if not, continue cooking for a few more minutes. Also keep an eye on it during baking, because if the surface turns brown, you will have to cover it with aluminum foil to avoid burning it.
12. Although we can prepare pink sauceit’s very, very easy.
    1. Put in a bowl and pour mayonnaise and ketchupthen stir evenly with a spoon.
    2. Next, merge Orange juice and Brandythen mix again so that all ingredients are fully incorporated and the result has a uniform appearance. Give it a try and adjust to any flavor you like?
13. When ready, remove the scorpion fish cake from the oven and leave to Rest at room temperature. Wait until the weather gets completely cold Unmold it.
    

    We’ve got the Scorpene fish cake ready

Serve and enjoy the scorpion fish pie

Once cooled and unmoulded, place it on the tablet Convenient for serving later. The most classic thing is to match some bread toast and pink sauce In a container everything is placed in the center of the table, I’ve included arugula if you’d like some lettuce of your favorite variety.

It includes a spoon filled with sauce and a spreader knife so diners can place slices of scorpion fish cake on toast and top it with a drizzle of pink sauce. This is really…shameful!

If you have any left, You can put it in the refrigerator for 3-4 No problem for a few days, even freezing it. If you want to prepare it ahead of time, you’ll get more flavor because It tastes much better the next day 😉

Scorpion fish cake. Asturian recipes

Variation of Scorpion Fish Cake

If you like this cake but can’t find fresh scorpion fish or you prefer to use cheaper fishyou can make our recipes Fresh salmon pie It’s made in a very similar way and is delicious too. Even mix half salmon and half fresh cod, but be careful not to add salt in this case.

If you want to use it for watering sauce Different, without a doubt we recommend our Homemade tartar saucegiving it a fresh and creamy touch, especially The salmon is always incredible.

Tips for scorpion fish cakes

this is a perfect recipe finish ahead of scheduleIn fact, it tastes better a day or even two days after cooking. Meanwhile, place it in the refrigerator and remove it at least 30 minutes before serving. Sauce is also available You can prepare it ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator.

if you like before christmas And take advantage of the fact that your fishmonger can find scorpion fish at great prices, Make this cake and freeze it (I have done this with one of the two cakes I prepared) and you will find how satisfying it is to have this recipe ready and forget about buying the ingredients and preparing it at such a high price during those busy days.