Fish cooked in cider and served over saffron rice is a typical dish from the Asturias region of northern Spain, an area famous for its hard cider.

Hard cider is available at this time of year in many supermarkets. If you can't find it, use beer or sweet (unfermented) cider.

Hake is the traditional fish used for this Spanish meal. It can be difficult to find in the United States, so I have used halibut. Cod or grouper works well, too. This meal contains 583 calories per serving with 21 percent of calories from fat.

Wine suggestion: You cook with hard cider, you can drink hard cider with it. Failing that, I'd say a riesling with a hint of sweetness.Bijol or turmeric also can substitute for saffron.