Europe

Traditional Food from Portugal

My best friend is from Portugal and evertime I go to his house his dad makes us Bacalhau (cod fish). Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. of salt cod ( most times found in little wooden boxes)
• 5 to 6 large potatoes
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 1 green peppers, sliced into slivers
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• 4 cloves of garlic
• black olives, those sliced ones are real good
• black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons of parsley, chopped fine if fresh
• 1 tablespoon of vinegar or the juice of one lemon 
• Just a side note here that you might want to add either a 1/2 cup of red or white wine.

Preparation:

1. Soak cod fish overnight. Boil the cod fish the next day in unsalted water for 15 min.
2. Flake fish and set aside. Boil potatoes, slice and set aside.
3. Slice onion, peppers, crush garlic and sauté in olive oil. In large casserole add a layer as follows, potatoes, then fish, sliced hard-eggs, onion, peppers, garlic.
4. Sprinkle olives and parsley.
5. Pour olive oil over the entire casserole.
6. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for a 1/2 hour in a 3 qt. casserole dish.
7. Good appetite! Enjoy!