Bacalhau Portuguese ao Forno (Salt Cod with Tomatoes and Olives)

  5.0 – 1 reviews  • Portuguese

Cod is roasted in a lot of olive oil, potatoes, and tomatoes in a Portuguese recipe. To get rid of the salt, you must immerse the cod in water for an entire night. Serve warm.

Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 33 mins
Additional Time: 1 day 1 hr
Total Time: 1 day 1 hr 58 mins
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 pounds salted cod fish
  2. 2 lemons, juiced
  3. salt to taste
  4. 1 pound potatoes, cut into thick slices
  5. 2 large onions, cut into 8 wedges
  6. 3 tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges
  7. 2 fresh bay leaves
  8. 2 tablespoons olive oil
  9. ¼ cup chopped black olives
  10. 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Soak cod in a large bowl of water in the refrigerator for 24 hours, changing soaking water 4 times to remove excess salt.
  2. Drain water off cod; add lemon juice and salt. Let marinate in the refrigerator, about 1 hour.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  4. Arrange layers of cod, potatoes, onions, and tomatoes in a large baking dish. Place bay leaves on top. Drizzle olive oil over baking dish and season with salt.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender and cod flakes easily with a fork, about 30 minutes. Add olives and parsley and continue baking until heated through, about 3 minutes more.
  6. Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of salted cod, which is soaked overnight to remove most of the salt. The actual amount of salt consumed will vary.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 433 kcal
Carbohydrate 16 g
Cholesterol 173 mg
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Protein 73 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 8042 mg
Sugars 4 g
Fat 7 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Fred Reed
Very good recipe! Did everything the same, except substituted fresh cod for salted.

 

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