by Ivo Martins | Jun 8, 2017 | cod recipes
The traditional Christmas meal in Portugal, called “consoada”, consists of cod, chickpeas, boild cabbage and other vegetables, eggs and a delicious garlicky vinagrette. The name is Bacalhau com todos, which means cod with everything.The dish however is...
by Ivo Martins | Jun 8, 2017 | cod recipes
The traditional Portuguese recipe Bacalhau com broa is a favourite of many and it´s not hard to taste why: The sweet and crunchy from the corn bread mixed with the salty and juicy tastes from the salted cod is a feast for the taste buds. Abroad it might be difficult...
by Ivo Martins | Nov 14, 2016 | cod recipes
The list of classic Portuguese salted codfish recipes are neverending, but this happens to be one of my favourites. Creamy cod bake, “Bacalhau com natas” is layered by salted cod, fried potatoes and onion, before topped off with cream and bechamel sauce. It´s a...
by Ivo Martins | Nov 14, 2016 | cod recipes
The name Codfish Espiritual literally means “spiritual codfish”. This dish goes back to 1947 when a luxury restaurant opened in the old kitchen of the Queluz palace near Lisbon. The story goes they needed something extra special to serve and one of the...
by Ivo Martins | Nov 14, 2016 | cod recipes
When asked what kind of dish I recommend to make with shredded salted cod, salt cod and egg scramble – Bacalhau à Brás, is the first recipe that comes to mind. The happy “marriage” between the salt cod and olives, crisp fried potatoes and softness...
