Bacalhau à Minhota (Fried Salt Cod with Onions)
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Ingredients
- 450 g salt cod fillet (soaked overnight)
- 80 g plain flour
- 2 onion, sliced into rings
- 2 garlic cloves
- 400 g baking potatoes, peeled and diced
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 445 kcal
- Protein
- 36.4 g
- Carbohydrate
- 37 g
- of which sugars
- 5.3 g
- Fat
- 15.4 g
- of which saturates
- 2.3 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
- Salt
- 3.40 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Cook the potatoes in salted boiling water for 15 minutes until tender, then drain.
- 2
Drain the soaked salt cod and pat dry, then dust lightly with the flour.
- 3
Heat half the olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the salt cod for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden and flaking easily. Lift out.
- 4
Add the remaining olive oil and fry the onion rings and garlic for 8 minutes until soft and golden.
- 5
Return the salt cod and potatoes to the pan, toss gently to warm through and serve hot.

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