Bacalhau (Salt Cod) With Chickpeas
- Ready In:
- 48hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb salt cod fish
- 2 cups onions, thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 1 (14 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄3 cup white wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon piri-piri
- salt and pepper
- 10 kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
- 3 eggs, hard-boiled, shelled and quartered
- 1⁄3 cup parsley, chopped
directions
- Prepare Bacalhau.
- Soak fish in water for at least 24 hours and preferably 48 hours, changing the water 3 to 4 times per day.
- Drain the fish, rinse well and place in a saucepan with enough water to cover.
- Bring to a boil.
- Taste the water; if it is too salty, drain the fish, add fresh water and bring to a boil again.
- Lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Drain and let cool.
- Remove any skin and bones and separate the fish into coarse flakes.
- Prepare the stew.
- In a heavy skillet, heat the olive oil and cook the onion slowly until it is golden.
- Stir in the Bacalhau and heat for two minutes.
- Add chickpeas, parsley, vinegar, garlic, piri-piri, salt and pepper and cook for another two minutes or until the mixture is completely warmed through.
- Serve garnished with the hard boiled eggs and olives.
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Reviews
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Deliciously savoury and so different. I love salt cod and I love chickpeas, so I knew I was going to love this recipe and I was right. I soaked my fish for only a day (only because we consume a lot of salt cod in Greece so we have very fresh salted fillets and it doesn't take as long to de-salt - you may need to do longer). What I loved was the east of this recipe (it came together in literally no time at all) and the great savoury flavour - much enhanced by the addition of the vinegar. I suggest using an extra fillip of fresh parsley at the end. It added a very pleasant crunch and 'green' flavour to this dish. We enjoyed this at room-temperature. Thank you, Kate!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Chef Kate
Annapolis, 60
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