Baked Bacalhau / Salted Cod

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs salt cod fish, changing the water at least 3 times a day that is 1 pound after soak and drying (soaked for two nights)
• 4 -6 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 4 -6 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1/2 cup olive oil, high quality
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
• 1 large onion, peeled, halved and sliced
• 1/2 cup wine or 1/2 cup dry vermouth
• 20 portuguese black olives

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 place potatoes in a large pot of water bring to a boil, and cook for 5 minutes and remove placing on towels to air dry.
• 3 drizzle 1/4 cup olive oil in a large heavy bottom pan saute garlic for 30 seconds and stir in potatoes, then sliced onions and peppers.
• 4 mix salt pepper, parsley and paprika together.
• 5 season the vegetables with 3/4 of the mix.
• 6 season the cod with the remaining spice mix.
• 7 nestle the cod in between the vegetable mix.
• 8 drizzle with olive oil and add wine.
• 9 place in the oven and cook for 30 minutes or until its all cooked through.
• 10 toss the mixture every once or twice so that all flavours get incorporated.
• 11 raise oven to 425. toss and top with olives baking for 10 more minutes.
• 12 enjoy!