Portuguese Salt Cod Stew (Bacalao or Bacalhoada)

Name: Portuguese Salt Cod Stew (Bacalao or Bacalhoada)
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams salt cod fillets, preferably skinless and boneless; 177 milliliters good quality extra virgin olive oil; 2 larges yellow or sweet Vidalia onions, sliced; 907 grams waxy potatoes (Yukon gold work great), peeled; 4 eggs, hard boiled and sliced; 40 About pitted black olives (I used Kalamata olives, can also use green olives); 1 serving Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Portuguese Salt Cod Stew (Bacalao or Bacalhoada) might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe makes 6 servings with 680 calories, 55g of protein, and 36g of fat each. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, whole 30, and pescatarian diet. It is perfect for Winter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires salt cod fillets, eggs, olives, and vidalian onions.

Instructions

Soak salt cod in water: Salt cod typically comes either in dry fillets, already boned and skinned, or it comes whole. The fillets need to be rinsed, then soaked in water, and kept chilled, for 24 hours, with one or two changes of the water.

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If you are using a whole fish, not prepared fillets, it needs to be soaked in water for up to 48 hours, also with several changes of water, and the bones and the skin removed and discarded after soaking.

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Simmer salt cod in milk and/or water: Put salt cod in a saucepan.

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Add enough milk, water, or a mixture of milk and water to just cover. Bring mixture to a simmer.

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Let simmer for a couple minutes.

Remove the fish and set aside.

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Parboil potatoes and slice: Parboil the potatoes for 20 minutes (you can cook them in the water you used to cook the fish if you want). Slice potatoes into 1/4-inch thick rounds.

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Layer casserole with onions, potatoes, salt cod, olive oil, pepper, then top with hard boiled eggs and olives: In a large pyrex casserole or Dutch oven (use Dutch oven if making on stove-top), generously coat the bottom of the pan with olive oil.

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Place a layer of onion rings over the bottom of the pan.

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Place a layer of sliced potatoes over the onions.

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Breaking up the salt cod with your fingers, place pieces of salt cod in a layer over the potatoes. Taste the fish for saltiness. After a day of soaking and further cooking, there should be just a hint of saltiness in the fish. If most of the salt was soaked out of the fish, and the fish doesn't taste at all salty, you may need to sprinkle some salt back on to the fish as you place the layers down.

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Generously pour some olive oil over the fish.

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Sprinkle with freshly grated black pepper.

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Repeat with another layer of onions, potatoes, fish, olive oil, pepper (and more salt if needed).

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Then finish with layers of onions, potatoes, more olive oil, sliced hard boiled eggs, and olives.

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Place on stove top on medium heat, and cook, covered, for 30 minutes. Or heat an oven to 350°F and cook, covered, for 30-40 minutes, or until everything is completely through.

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Serve with sides of rice and salad.

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Servings:

454grams

salt cod fillets, preferably skinless and boneless 177milliliters

good quality extra virgin olive oil 2larges

yellow or sweet Vidalia onions, sliced 907grams

waxy potatoes (Yukon gold work great), peeled 4

eggs, hard boiled and sliced 40

About pitted black olives (I used Kalamata olives, can also use green olives)1serving

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Salt Cod on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. The Menage a Trois Limelight Pinot Grigio with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 11 dollars per bottle.