Portugal · Iberia
Bacalhau à Brás
Salt cod, straw potatoes and eggs, stirred together into Lisbon's favourite supper.
40 min Serves 4 mediumfishclassiclisbon
Ingredients
- 300g soaked salt cod, flaked
- 2 onions, sliced
- 200g matchstick potatoes
- 6 eggs
- Black olives, parsley
- Olive oil
Method
- 1
Soften the onions slowly in olive oil for 15 minutes.
- 2
Add the flaked cod and warm through.
- 3
Fry the potato matchsticks until crisp and fold them in.
- 4
Pour in beaten eggs and stir over low heat until barely set — never dry.
- 5
Finish with parsley and olives.
Budget note
Salt cod tails and scraps cost a fraction of loin and disappear into this dish.
Cooking this way every week? Read our guide to the Mediterranean diet on a budget for the pantry list, cost-saving swaps and a 7-day plan.
From the book
Tasca Days
This recipe is one of six in the printable ebook — the same recipes, collected as a PDF you can cook from offline or print.
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