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Bakalar na Bijelo
Bakalar na bijelo, the Croatian version of salted cod, is the traditional essential dish for Christmas Eve and Easter.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Resting Time
3 d
Total Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 365 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Croatian
Ingredients
- 1 dried and salted cod , 2 lb
- 12 medium potatoes , washed and peeled
- salt
- black pepper , freshly ground
- 5 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 6 garlic cloves , minced
- ¾ cup olive oil
Equipment
- Mallet
Instructions
- Completely immerse the cod in a large bath of cold water and let it soak for 3 days, changing the water several times a day.
- At the end of the three days of soaking, drain the cod, place it on a large board and hit it several times with a mallet to soften it.
- Cut the cod in 3, place it in a large pot, and cover it completely with cold water.
- Boil the cod over high heat for 5 minutes, then lower the heat and cook over low to medium heat, covered, until tender. It varies from 2 to 3 hours.
- Once the cod is very tender, add the potatoes cut in 2 and boil them until they are tender but do not crumble.
- Drain all the contents of the pot and separate the cod from the potatoes in a bowl.
- Remove all the bones and as much skin as possible from the cod, then cut it into small pieces and mix it with the potatoes.
- Using a wooden spoon, mix the cod and the potatoes until getting a kind of coarse puree.
- Season with salt, pepper, parsley and garlic and, continuing to mix with a wooden spoon, incorporate the olive oil in small quantities gradually.
- Serve immediately.
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