By Edu Costa − On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 2 years ago in
Seafood Recipes
5 out of 5 with 19 ratings
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This delicious and popular recipe for bacalhau à gomes de sá (cod with potatoes) takes a while to prepare but it's well worth it.
Preparation time | 4 h 15 min |
Cooking Time | 1 h 40 min |
Ready In | 5 h 55 min |
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 4 |
Ingredients
1 lb of salted cod 5 medium potatoes2 onions, cut into thin slices2 garlic cloves, chopped1 bay leaf3 boiled eggs, slicedOlive oil (to taste)Parsley (to taste)Milk (to taste)Black olives (to taste)Salt (to taste)Pepper (to taste)
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Directions
- Soak the cod for 4 hours in a bowl with 4 liters of water.
- Boil the cod with enough milk to cover it and let it steep for about 1 hour, then drain the cod and shred it with your hands removing skin and bones.
- Boil the potatoes and the eggs in water with salt to taste.
- In the meantime, saute the onions, garlic and the bay leaf, in quite a bit of olive oil.
- Add the drained shredded cod to the onions and cook for a few minutes, stirring.
- After the potatoes are cooked, remove skin and cut them into slices.
- Add the potatoes and the chopped parsley to the cod and cook for about 5 minutes and season with salt and pepper.
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC or 400ºF.
- Pour everything into a casserole dish, add the olives and the eggs on top and bake for about 10 minutes.
Recipe & Photo Credit: desastresculinarios.blogspot.pt
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Donna Isherwood
I really am excited to try the Portuguese Bacalhau a’ . I’ve eaten it but never made it .. Thanks for the recipe 💞. I love to try new recipes and I’m Portuguese but not good at making Portuguese meals !! Thanks for the recipes !!👍❤️
1 year ago, Sunday, January 16, 2022
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