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Food/Recipe
Bacalao
Prep24 hours (soaking)
Cook45 minutes
Total24 hours 45 minutes
🌍 Spanish/Basque🍽️ Main Course👥 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb Salted cod (bacalao) 🐟
- 3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil 🫒
- 3 cloves Garlic, thinly sliced 🧄
- 1 Large onion, julienned 🧅
- 2 Large red bell peppers, sliced 🌶️
- 1 cup Tomato purée 🍅
- 1/2 cup Dry white wine 🍷
- Fresh parsley, chopped 🌿
- Black olives, pitted 🫒
Instructions
- Soak the salted cod in cold water for 24 hours, changing the water 3-4 times to remove excess salt 💧.
- Drain the cod, pat dry, and remove any skin or bones, then flake into large chunks 🔪.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan and sauté the garlic, onions, and red peppers until soft and translucent 🥘.
- Add the tomato purée and white wine to the pan, simmering for 10 minutes until the sauce thickens 🥣.
- Gently fold the flaked cod into the sauce and cook for another 5-7 minutes until the fish is opaque and tender 🐟.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and black olives before serving warm 🌿.
