Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in Seafood Recipes

Portuguese Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá

This delicious and popular recipe for bacalhau à gomes de sá (cod with potatoes), takes a while to prepare but it's well worth it.
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Portuguese Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá

Preparation time4 h 15 min
Cooking Time1 h 40 min
Ready In5 h 55 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings4

Ingredients

1 lb of salted cod 5 medium potatoes2 onions, cut into thin slices2 garlic cloves, chopped1 bay leaf3 boiled eggs, slicedOlive oil (to taste)Parsley (to taste)Milk (to taste)Black olives (to taste)Salt (to taste)Pepper (to taste)
1 lb of salted cod 5 medium potatoes2 onions, cut into thin slices2 garlic cloves, chopped1 bay leaf3 boiled eggs, slicedOlive oil (to taste)Parsley (to taste)Milk (to taste)Black olives (to taste)Salt (to taste)Pepper (to taste)
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Preparation

  1. Soak the cod for 4 hours in a bowl with 4 liters of water.
  2. Boil the cod with enough milk to cover it and let it steep for about 1 hour, then drain the cod and shred it with your hands removing skin and bones.
  3. Boil the potatoes and the eggs in water with salt to taste.
  4. In the meantime, saute the onions, garlic and the bay leaf, in quite a bit of olive oil.
  5. Add the drained shredded cod to the onions and cook for a few minutes, stirring.
  6. After the potatoes are cooked, remove skin and cut them into slices.
  7. Add the potatoes and the chopped parsley to the cod and cook for about 5 minutes and season with salt and pepper.
  8. Preheat the oven to 200ºC or 400ºF.
  9. Pour everything into a casserole dish, add the olives and the eggs on top and bake for about 10 minutes.
Recipe & Photo Credit: desastresculinarios.blogspot.pt

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Midge
Midge
Love this dish...I buy it every week from a Portuguese market! I bought my cod yesterday to try today. It looks the same as their store bought...yummy!
3 Years ago, Friday, January 28, 2022
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Port
Glad to hear Midge.
3 Years ago, Friday, January 28, 2022
Anthony Marshall
Anthony Marshall
PR you are the best my brother, love the recipe . keep sharing the love of food thank you, this is my favorite since I don’t eat meat .
3 Years ago, Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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Port
Glad to hear you enjoyed it Anthony. 👍👍
3 Years ago, Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Donna Isherwood
Donna Isherwood
I really am excited to try the Portuguese Bacalhau a’ . I’ve eaten it but never made it .. Thanks for the recipe 💞. I love to try new recipes and I’m Portuguese but not good at making Portuguese meals !! Thanks for the recipes !!👍❤️
3 Years ago, Sunday, January 16, 2022
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Port
You’re welcome Donna, let us know how it turns out, enjoy.
3 Years ago, Sunday, January 16, 2022
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