1 Soak salt cod in water: Salt cod commonly comes either in dry fillets, currently boned as well as skinned, or it comes whole. The fillets require to be washed, then soaked in water, and also maintained cooled, for 24 hrs, with a couple of changes of the water.
If you are making use of a whole fish, not prepared fillets, it requires to be soaked in water for as much as 48 hours, additionally with numerous changes of water, and the bones and the skin removed and also thrown out after soaking.
2 Simmer salt cod in milk and/or water: Put salt cod in a saucepan. Include enough milk, water, or a mix of milk as well as water to just cover. Bring mixture to a simmer. Allow simmer for a pair minutes. Remove the fish and also set aside.
3 Parboil potatoes and piece: Parboil the potatoes for 20 mins (you can cook them in the water you used to prepare the fish if you desire). Cut potatoes right into 1/4-inch thick rounds.
4 Layer covered dish with onions, potatoes, salt cod, olive oil, pepper, then leading with difficult steamed eggs and olives: In a big pyrex casserole or Dutch oven (usage Dutch stove if making on stove-top), generously layer the bottom of the frying pan with olive oil. Location a layer of onion rings over the bottom of the frying pan.
Location a layer of chopped potatoes over the onions.
Breaking up the salt cod with your fingers, place items of salt cod in a layer over the potatoes. Taste the fish for saltiness. After a day of saturating and also additional cooking, there ought to be just a hint of saltiness in the fish. If a lot of the salt was soaked out of the fish, and the fish does not taste in any way salted, you may require to spray some salt back on the fish as you position the layers down.
Generously pour some olive oil over the fish. Sprinkle with freshly grated black pepper.
Repeat with one more layer of onions, potatoes, fish, olive oil, pepper (as well as more salt if needed).
After that finish with layers of onions, potatoes, more olive oil, sliced tough boiled eggs, as well as olives. 5 Cook on stovetop or bake: Place on cooktop top on medium heat, and cook, covered, for 30 mins. Or heat an oven to 350 ° F and cook, covered, for 30-40 minutes, or up until whatever is completely with.
Serve with sides of rice as well as salad.