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Bacalhau a’ Lucia

my family and I are very blessed to be able to spend some great quality time with our parents & particularly enjoy sharing & learning recipes from our mom.
On this day she decided to get a little creative in making a meal with the old stand-by and always a favorite bacalhau (salt cod).
They say there are over 365 Portuguese recipes for bacalhau, now we have 366.

THE BASICS,
SALT COD, “BACALHAU”, soak in waer over-night changing water a few times to draw out the salt & rehydrate the fish. Boil the bacalhau for 15-20 minutes.
POTATOES, peel & boil 2-3 potatoes & make simple mashed potatoes.

The “Tomatada”

1 onion, peeled & sliced into circles
2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
garlic, (to taste)
salt (to taste)
In a skillet,
caramelize the onions with some olive oil and garlic, add the chopped tomatoes & stew for about 10 minutes.

The Vegetable,

In the mean time steam up some brocoli or other vegetable of choice, adding some sliced chourico adds to the flavor.

To present,
place the mashed potatoes in a nice traditional clay pot making a crater in the middle and fill with the “tomatada”

place the now cooked bacalhau around the parimiter

add broccoli to the serving dish, along with some lemon wedges & olives.
Great presentation, looks ready to serve.

Tags: bacalao, bacalhau, salt cod

One Response to “Bacalhau a’ Lucia”

1		January 5th, 2010 at 7:37 pm Tee says:
		Awesome, looks great.

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