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Bacalao à la Gallega (Galician-style Salt Cod)

Bacalao à la Gallega (Galician-style Salt Cod) is a traditional Spanish recipe (from Galicia) for classic dish of potato and onion slices topped with boiled salt cod and finished with a garlic and cayenne pepper sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Spanish version of: Galician-style Salt Cod (Bacalao à la Gallega).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

30 minutes

Total Time:

50 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

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Bacalao à la Gallega (Galician-style Salt Cod): A Spanish recipe for a potato and onion slices topped with boiled salt cod and finished with a garlic and cayenne pepper sauce.

Ingredients


1kg salt cod, desalted
750g potatoes, peele and sliced
1/2 onion, peeled and sliced
3 garlic cloves
5 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp cayenne pepper

Method:

Combine the potatoes and onion in a pot. Pour over enough water to cover them by a depth of 1.5cm. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes then add the cod. Cover and continue cooking over medium heat for about 18 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.

In the meantime, pour the oil into a pan and when hot add the sliced garlic. Fry until the garlic begin to brown then take off the heat and stir in 1 tsp paprika, followed by 200ml of the cooking liquid from the cod.

Arrange the potatoes and onions on a warmed serving dish and sit the pieces of salt cod on top. Pour over the sauce and serve immediately.