Baked cod is a very popular dish of Portuguese origin. It is a tradition at Easter lunches and also at Christmas dinners.
O When cod Ovenalso known as oven bacalhoada, is a very traditional dish of Portuguese cuisine and which is very successful in Brazilian lands. In fact, this recipe is widely consumed on special and traditional dates such as Easter lunch and even Christmas dinner.
For those who love cod, this recipe is simply perfect. Furthermore, it is a Easy recipe to make, and despite using many ingredients, they are all affordable. So, there’s no excuse not to prepare this delicious treat for your family and friends.
Anyway, The preparation time for oven-baked cod is around 150 minutes, and yields up to 6 well-served portions.
In fact, check out 20 recipes for Easter lunch.
Baked cod recipe
Ingredients
- 1 kilo of desalted cod fillet
- 1 kilo of potato slices (learn how to make potatoes)
- 3 sliced onions
- 1 green pepper in slices
- 1 red pepper in slices
- 1 yellow pepper in slices
- 4 sliced boiled eggs
- 1 cup black olives
- Olive oil to taste
- Chopped parsley to taste
Preparation mode
- Firstly, you need to cook the cod. To do this, add 1 kg of desalted cod fillet to a pan with enough water to cover.
- Then, cook for about 20 minutes. A tip is to stick a fork in to check if it is cooked through.. Set the cod aside for now.
- In another pan add the sliced potatoes and cover with water.
- Cook the potatoes until al dente.
- So, when they are cooked and soft, remove them from the water and set aside.
- In a third pan with olive oil, add the sliced onions, peppers, season with salt and pepper and sauté everything.
- In a baking dish, cover the bottom with the potato slices and add half of the sautéed peppers and onions.
- Place the cod pieces and cover with the rest of the stew, the 4 sliced boiled eggs, the olives and cover with plenty of olive oil.
- Then, Bake in the preheated oven for about 4 minutes.
- Finally, just sprinkle chopped parsley and serve your baked cod.
Tips for preparing cod in the oven
- To prepare the cod in the oven, the cod must be desalted. If you don’t know how to do this, don’t worry. Learn how to desalt cod here.
- Olive oil is the secret to tasty and outstanding oven-baked cod, so Don’t skimp on olive oil.
- Furthermore, for the cod to be juicy at the right point, you need to pay attention to the cooking process. Therefore, if the water dries out, add a little more so that it does not become hard and dry.
- But remember, the cod must be cooked and soft, but you can’t break it. Because it goes into the oven afterwards.
Anyway, what did you think of this recipe? If you like fish, also check out 12 fish recipes.
Sources: Tudo Gostoso Recipes
