In this post, we’re looking at the Portuguese Recipe Bacalhau à Brás. The best part of the fish for this dish is the abas/badanas (flaps/edges). These are easy to buy preselected and prepackaged in supermarkets. If you’re not sure what steps to take to start cooking then read how to pre-prepare salt cod first.
Ingredientes – 4 Pessoas | Ingredients – 4 People
- 800 g (4 unid.) batata (800 g (4 pcs.) potato)
- 450 g de abas de bacalhau demolhado (alternativamente lombo de bacalhau demolhado (450 g soaked codfish flaps or alternatively cod fillet)
- 1L de óleo (1L oil)
- 2 c. de sopa azeite (2 tbsp. olive oil)
- 4 dentes de alho (4 cloves garlic)
- 1 folha de louro (1 bay leaf)
- 6 ovos de tamanho médio (M) (6 medium-sized eggs (M))
- 1 ramos de salsa fresca (1 bunch fresh parsley)
- 12 azeitonas pretas (12 black olives)
- 1 cebola (1 onion)
Preparação | Preparation
1 – Descasque as batatas e corte-as em palitos muito finos, para obter batatas-palha. Coloque-as de molho em água por cerca de meia hora, para remover o excesso de goma. (Peel the potatoes and cut them into very thin sticks, so as to obtain straw potatoes. Soak them in water for about half an hour to remove the excess starch.)
2 – Entretanto, retire a pele e as espinhas do bacalhau e desfie-o com as mãos. (Meanwhile, remove the skin and bones from the cod and shred it with your hands.)
3 – Escorra as batatas e seque-as bem com uma toalha ou papel de cozinha. Frite-as no óleo previamente aquecido. (Drain the potatoes and dry them well with a towel or kitchen paper. Fry them in the preheated oil.)
4 – Enquanto isso, aqueça o azeite numa frigideira e refogue a cebola cortada, descascada e cortada em meias-luas, o alho, descascado e picado, e a folha de louro. (Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion, peeled and cut into half-moons, the garlic, peeled and chopped, and the bay leaf.)
5 – Quando a cebola e o alho começarem a ficar amolecidos, adicione o bacalhau desfiado e tape a frigideira. (When the onion and garlic begin to soften, add the shredded cod and cover the pan.)
6 – Cozinhe em lume brando até o bacalhau ficar branco. (Cook over low heat until the cod is white.)
7 – Retire a folha de louro da mistura e adicione as batatas fritas. (Remove the bay leaf from the mixture and add the fried potatoes.)
8 – Junte os ovos, previamente batidos, mexa-os suavemente, permitindo que eles envolvam todos os ingredientes. Não deixe os ovos cozinharem e secarem demasiado. (Add the eggs, previously beaten, stir them gently, allowing them to coat all the ingredients. Do not let the eggs overcook and dry out)
9 – Antes de servir polvilhe com salsa picada e decore com as azeitonas. (Before serving sprinkle with chopped parsley and decorate with olives.)
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