Nero Wolfe's Bacalhau (Portuguese Salt Cod)
- 1 1/2 pounds fish, cod up to 2 lbs, soaked*
- 2 large onions sliced
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 3 large potatoes
- 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
- 10 each green olives pitted
- 10 each black olives
- 4 large eggs hard-cooked
- 1/2 cup parsley leaves fresh, chopped
- 1 x white wine vinegar
- 1 x olive oil
- 1 x black pepper fresh
- Put the cod into a saucepan and add enough cold water to cover.
- Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the fish is tender.
- Drain; remove skin and bones.
- Flake the meat with a fork into large pieces.
- Saute the onions in 3 tablespoons of butter until they are tender and golden in color.
- Add the garlic.
- Boil the unpeeled potatoes in salted water.
- When they are tender (about 20 minutes), remove from the heat, put under cold running water, and remove the skins.
- Drain and slice into 1/4 inch pieces.
- Preheat the oven to 350 deg.
- F. Grease a 1 1/2-quart casserole with the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter.
- Arrange a layer of half the potatoes, then half the cod, then half the onions.
- Sprinkle with a little pepper and repeat the layering.
- Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the top layer.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until heated through and lightly browned.
- Before serving, garnish the top with olives and eggs; sprinkle with parsley.
- Serve with the wine vinegar and oil in cruets and black pepper in a small dish.
fish, onions, butter, garlic, potatoes, bread crumbs, green olives, black olives, eggs, parsley, white wine vinegar, olive oil, black pepper
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/nero-wolfes-bacalhau-portuguese-34049 (may not work)