maria's portuguese bacalau

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 pounds dried salted cod fish
• 4 yukon gold potatoes
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped, divided
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, divided
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• freshly ground pepper to taste
• 4 hard cooked eggs, chopped
• 10 pitted green olives
• 10 pitted black olives

Recipe

Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 2 hrs


• soak the dried salted cod in cold water for 24 hours, changing the water several times.
• bring a large pot of water to a boil. add the soaked cod, and boil for about 5 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. remove cod from water, and save water for cooking potatoes. remove skin and bones from the cod, and flake the meat into pieces using a fork. set fish aside in a large bowl.
• in a small bowl, stir together the olive oil, 1 clove of garlic, 1 tablespoon of parsley, red pepper flakes, and black pepper. pour over the fish, and toss lightly to coat.
• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). place the potatoes into the fish water, and bring to a boil. cook for 20 minutes, or until tender. drain under cool water, peel and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• while the potatoes are cooking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. add the onions, and saute until golden and caramelized. stir one clove of garlic into the onions. set aside.
• layer half of the potato slices in the bottom of a greased 8x11 inch baking dish. cover with half of the cod, then half of the onions. repeat layers, ending with onion.
• bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. before serving, garnish the top with green and black olives, and hard-cooked eggs. sprinkle with remaining parsley.