Name: Bacalhau Portuguese ao Forno Salt Cod with Tomato
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 lbs salted cod fish; 2 lemons, juiced; 1 picnh salt to taste; 1 lbs potatoes, cut into thick slices; 2 large onions, cut into 8 wedges; 3 tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges; 2 fresh bay leaves; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1/4 cup chopped black olives; 2 tbsp chopped parsley, or to taste

Bacalhau is the Portuguese word for cod. Often served with potatoes, this salted cod dish is sometimes garnished with parsley, hard boiled eggs and olives.

Bacalhau Portuguese ao Forno Salt Cod with Tomato

Step 1 Soak cod in a large bowl of water in the refrigerator for 24 hours, changing soaking water 4 times to remove excess salt.

Step 2 Drain water off cod; add lemon juice and salt. Let marinate in the refrigerator, about 1 hour.

Step 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 4 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.

Step 5 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.

Bacalhau Portuguese ao Forno Salt Cod with Tomato

Bacalhau is the Portuguese word for cod. Often served with potatoes, this salted cod dish is sometimes garnished with parsley, hard boiled eggs and olives.

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