By Edu Costa − On Thursday, May 9, 2019, 4 years ago in
Seafood Recipes
4 out of 5 with 36 ratings
comments: 0 - views: 51028

This delicious Portuguese cod empadão recipe makes a great family meal, garnished with olives, parsley or chopped coriander.
Preparation time | 15 min |
Cooking Time | 40 min |
Ready In | 55 min |
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 4 |
Ingredients
2 cod fillets1 bay leaf6 large potatoes, sliced2 onions2 cloves of garlic, crushed3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped8 EggsParsley (to taste)Olive oil (to taste)Salt (to taste)Pepper (to taste)Olives (to taste)Parsley or coriander, for garnish
Get Portuguese ingredients

Directions
- Begin by cooking the cod in water, once cold shred it using your fingers and remove any bones.
- Peel the potatoes, put them whole in a pan with water, season with salt, a little olive oil, a bay leaf, some parsley (to taste) and two crushed cloves of garlic.
- Do not over cook them, once cooked, they should be cut into slices, not too thin.
- In a pan put olive oil, the onions, the three garlic cloves finely chopped, season to taste and cook until the onion is translucent.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC or 350ºF.
- In a bowl beat the eggs well and season with salt and pepper.
- In a casserole dish, begin by placing a little of the onion and olive oil mix on the bottom, next a a layer of shredded cod, then potatoes, then another layer of cod and over everything, the remaining onions and olive oil mix.
- Drizzle with beaten eggs and bake until golden brown.
- Garnish with olives, parsley or chopped coriander.
Recipe & Photo Credit: zelinha-july.blogspot.com
You might also like:
Portuguese Fish and Shrimp Rice Recipe
You must try this Portuguese fish and shrimp rice recipe, it is healthy, rich and very tasty.
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 2 |
Portuguese Clams with Chouriço Recipe
A mouth watering dish featured in the magazine, Food and Wine of Portugal.
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 4 |
Portuguese Creamy Potatoes with Cod Recipe
This Portuguese creamy potatoes with cod recipe is a great seafood recipe to add to your repertoire, enjoy.
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 4 |
There are no comments for this recipe.
You might also like:
Welcome back to Travel, Eat, Repeat hosted by Iz Harris! On today's episode, Iz is in beautiful Porto, Portugal to have more egg tarts and the francesinha sandwich.
Portugal is the most western country in Europe and has a fascinating and proud history that can be felt throughout the country. Let's explore some of the fascinating facts and history of Portugal.
Watch this step by step video from Nancy to learn how to make moist apple cinnamon cake (bolo de maçã com canela úmido).
On this video, Michael Santos shows you step by step how to make Portuguese seafood rice (arroz de marisco).
The best places to visit in Portugal in 2022. Portugal is a southern European country on the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain.
This dish is a favorite, served in many Portuguese restaurants.