Baked Cod Portuguese Recipes

PORTUGUESE COD FISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Soak salted cod in cold water overnight or for a few hours. Drain water, repeat. Heat a large pot of water until boiling. Cook cod for 5 minutes; drain and cool, leaving cod in large pieces. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In an 8x11 casserole dish, layer half the potato slices, all of the cod, and all of the onions. Top with remaining potato slices. In a small bowl, mix together olive oil, garlic, parsley, pepper flakes, paprika, and tomato sauce. Pour evenly over casserole.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.

BACALHAU PORTUGUESE AO FORNO (SALT COD WITH TOMATOES AND OLIVES)

Steps:

• Soak cod in a large bowl of water in the refrigerator for 24 hours, changing soaking water 4 times to remove excess salt.
• Drain water off cod; add lemon juice and salt. Let marinate in the refrigerator, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Arrange layers of cod, potatoes, onions, and tomatoes in a large baking dish. Place bay leaves on top. Drizzle olive oil over baking dish and season with salt.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender and cod flakes easily with a fork, about 30 minutes. Add olives and parsley and continue baking until heated through, about 3 minutes more.

BOLINOS DE BACALHAU (PORTUGUESE COD CAKES)

Steps:

• A day or two before making the fish cakes, put the cod to soak in cold water. Change the water four or five times during this period.
• Drain the cod and rinse it well under cold running water. Cover with fresh water in a saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until cod is soft.
• While the cod is simmering, cook the potatoes in their skins, then peel and mash with butter and milk.
• When the cod is ready, drain it thoroughly and remove the skin and bones. Shred the cod with a couple of forks. Add the creamed potatoes, parsley, mint, pepper, egg yolks, and the port. Mix thoroughly. Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then fold into the cod mixture.
• Heat the oil in a deep fryer or heavy deep pot to 375 degrees F.
• Take a lump of the mixture, about the size of a small egg, and mold it in your hand to make a torpedo shape. Deep fry, in small batches, until crisp and brown all over. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.

PORTUGUESE BAKED COD FISH WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Season the frozen fish with salt, pepper & garlic powder and set aside.
• In a large 9 x 13 pyrex dish or roasting pan, toss the potatoes, paprika, garlic cloves, salt, pepper, piri-piri sauce, cumin, onions, ketchup, wine and olive oil together.
• Place the dish in the middle of the oven and bake for 35 minutes, or until the potatoes are almost tender, tossing regularly. Coat the fish with the sauce then place on top of the potatoes. Bake until the fish is tender and flaky (basting and turning 2 or 3 times) and potatoes are tender.

BAKED COD PORTUGUESE

Steps:

• Melt half the butter in a shallow flameproof casserole dish that is big enough to hold all the pieces of cod in a single layer.
• Fry the cod, skin-side down, for 1 minute, until crisp and golden. Carefully remove from the dish and set aside.
• Add the onion to the dish and fry gently for 5 minutes, until softened.
• Add the plum tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, stock and white wine. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes, until slightly reduced and thickened.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Place the cod skin-side up on top of the onion and tomato mixture, transfer the casserole dish to the oven and bake for 5-6 minutes - less if the pieces of cod are thin.
• Remove from the oven and lift the cod out on to a warm plate. Return the dish to the stove over a high heat, add the remaining butter and reduce by boiling rapidly for about 4 minutes, stirring now and then, to make a really thick sauce.
• Stir in the parsley, season with salt and pepper and cook for 30 seconds more.
• Spoon the sauce on to four warm plates, put the cod on top and garnish with parsley sprigs and serve.