Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, salted cod, my mother's way!. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
The salted cod is a specialty very popular on the tables of Potogallo, Spain and Italy. Bacalhau, or Baccalà, or Bacalao… whathever you call the salted cod, it is a true delight to enjoy all year long. To prepare a delicious dish with salted cod is indispensable follow properly the procedure to remove the salt.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook salted cod, my mother's way! using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Salted Cod, My Mother's Way!:
- Get 2 pieces salted cod
- Prepare 500 g potatoes
- Make ready 4 medium, eggs
- Get 1 medium onion, diced
- Take 2 garlic cloves, diced
- Prepare 50 ml olive oil
- Make ready Handful fresh parsley, chopped, plus extra for decorating
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Prepare to taste Ground black pepper
Adjust salt and seasonings to suit your taste. Add saltfish to potato, mix well. Roll saltfish into little log/oval shapes. Place flour in a deep dish with black pepper and salt.
Instructions to make Salted Cod, My Mother's Way!:
- To remove the salt from the cod, place in cold water with the skin side up 24 hours before. Change the water multiple times.
- Add the cod to a saucepan of cold water. Bring to the boil. As soon as it boils turn the heat off and leave the cod in the saucepan for 15 minutes with the lid on.
- Remove from the water and allow to cool before handling. Using your fingers as you'd be able to feel for any fish bones to remove, gently pass the cod meat through your fingers and flake the meat. Set aside.
- Cook the potatoes in a pot of salted water, drain and allow to cool until they can be handled then peel and dice. Set aside.
- Boil the eggs until fully cooked through. Allow to cool until they can be handled then peel and dice. Set aside.
- In a wok or frying pan, heat the olive oil over a medium heat, then add the onion and garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes or until the onions are soft.
- Add the cod and combine with a wooden spoon.
- Add the potatoes gently stir, carefully not to break the potatoes too much.
- Add the eggs and the parsley and gently mix it all together.
- Check seasoning, add more salt and pepper if needed and sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.
My mother-in-law (french) made salt cod fairly often. She took me with her to the marche where she purchased it in its flat rocklike state and brought it home and soaked it overnight in milk. the next day it was rinsed and she baked it in a great tomatoe and pepper based sauce which was excellent. Salt cod (or bacalao) is an excellent way to preserve mild, flaky, white fish. Learn how easy it is to make at home with cod, haddock, or flounder. My husband grew up with his Italian Mother making baccala often for the family, so he is a big fan of this unique fish.
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