Portugal

Bacalhau à Brás, made with supermarket ingredients

Name: Bacalhau à Brás
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: 250 g salted cod; 500 ml store-bought shoestring potato sticks; 4 large eggs; 1/2 medium onion, sliced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp olive oil; 60 ml pitted black olives; 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 1/4 tsp black pepper

The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).

20 min2 to wash

3 lazy steps

1
Sauté sliced onion and garlic in olive oil until soft, then add shredded cod and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
2
Stir in shoestring potatoes, then pour in beaten eggs and toss constantly over low heat until softly set.
3
Remove from heat, season with pepper, and garnish with chopped fresh parsley and black olives.

How it's eaten in Portugal

In Portugal, it is traditionally served piping hot, garnished generously with black olives and fresh parsley.

Ingredients (serves 2)

salted cod250 g
Swap: 250 g fresh cod fillet（No soaking needed）
store-bought shoestring potato sticks500 ml
eggs4 large
onion, sliced1/2 medium
garlic, minced2 cloves
olive oil2 tbsp
pitted black olives60 ml
chopped fresh parsley2 tbsp
black pepper1/4 tsp

Authentic ingredients in Portugal

salted cod250 g
matchstick fries950 ml
eggs4 large
onion1 medium
garlic2 cloves
olive oil3 tbsp
black olives60 ml
fresh parsley2 tbsp
black pepper1/4 tsp

Optional authentic touch
Desalting authentic dried cod in soaking water for 24 to 48 hours yields the traditional texture.

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