Best 16 Bacalao Recipes

BACALAO A LA VIZCAINA (BASQUE STYLE CODFISH STEW)

Steps:

• Soak the salted cod in about 2 quarts of water, changing the water 3 times over the course of 8 hours. Drain and cut the fish into bite-size pieces.
• Layer the half of each ingredient in the following order: potatoes, cod fish, onions, hard-boiled eggs, capers, garlic, olives, roasted red peppers, and raisins. Place the bay leaf on top, then pour half the tomato sauce and half the olive oil. Repeat with the remaining ingredients in the same order. Pour the water and white wine on top. Do not stir.
• Cover and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.

BACALAO GUISADO (CODFISH STEW)

Steps:

• In a large pot, add the codfish and cover with 1 gallon of water. Bring it to a boil and cook for 10 minutes to remove the salt. Drain the cod and break it into small flakes with a spoon. Set aside.
• In a large frying pan heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the green peppers, onion, tomatoes, and culantro and cook for 2 minutes. Add the codfish, bay leaves, red bell peppers, tomato paste, and capers. Cook until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the boiled potatoes and cook until heated through, about 2 more minutes.
• Garnish with cilantro. Serve with rice or cooked plantains, if desired.
• Serving suggestion: white rice or cooked plantains.

BACALAO

Steps:

• Soak the cod overnight in cold water, changing the water a couple of times.
• Remove the fish from the water and clean away any bone or skin.
• In a small saucepan put in the cleaned fish, chopped onion, garlic, celery, bay leaf and white wine, and cover with cold water.
• Bring the saucepan to a boil and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
• In a separate pan, place the potato and cover with cold water, simmer until the potato is soft, and drain placing through a potato ricer or mash them lightly.
• Heat the cream together with the butter in a separate pan until the butter has melted.
• Remove the fish from the liquid and place it in a small food processor.
• Add the cream and melted butter to the food processor and pulse lightly.
• Combine the mixture in the food processor with the potato, add the truffle oil and mix well using a rubber spatula or spoon.
• Season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste. (Do not mix the potato together with the fish using the food processor or the mixture will become starchy.).
• At ZuZu, Bacalao is served in a clay baking dish after running it under the broiler to brown it slightly.

EASY BACALAO - PUERTO RICAN FISH STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large high-sided skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add fish, tomatoes and their juices, chile pepper, cilantro, olives, capers, oregano and salt; stir to combine. Add up to 1/2 cup water if the mixture seems dry. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat. Serve warm or at room temperature, garnished with avocado if desired.

BACALAO A LA BIZCAINA: SALT COD BIZCAINE STYLE

Steps:

• In a medium-size bowl put the cod fish, and cover with water and let it soak for 24 hours. Change the water a least 4 times in a period of 1 day. (It's important to do this process, otherwise the fish will be extremely salty). When the cod has finished soaking, clean, picking out any cartilage or bones. Shred into small pieces.
• In a large saucepan heat the oil. When hot, add the onion and saute for about 3 minutes. Add the chopped garlic and saute until golden. Add the cod and stir, add the tomatoes and cover. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes, add the olives, capers, cloves, cinnamon, and jalapenos. Mix well and let simmer for 2 more minutes, add the chopped parsley, taste for salt and add if needed. Add the boiled potatoes. Remove from heat.
• Place in a medium soup bowl, accompanied with toasted crusty French bread.

BACALAO GUISADO (STEWED COD FISH) RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• Soak codfish overnight in cold water overnight. Drain water and add fresh cold water. Boil codfish for 1/2 hour. Pour out water. Fry codfish, onion, garlic, green pepper and tomato sauce in hot oil. Simmer for 1/2 hour. Add parsley or cilantro.

BASQUE COD CROQUETTES / CROQUETAS DE BACALAO

Steps:

• Heat the milk.
• In a saucepan melt butter with a little olive oil, sprinkle flour and fry in butter without burning it.
• Once you've made the roux, pour the milk slowly and stir continuously with a wisker to avoid lumps.
• Once bechamel is done add desalted cod crumbled and let cook to incorporate the flavour. Pour on a plate impregnated with a little butter and let rest for 2 hours.
• Then for the croquettes and pass through flour, egg and breadcrumbs and fry a few at a time.

SALT COD (BACALHAU, BACALAO, MORUE, BACCALà) STEW

Steps:

• Soak the salt cod in lots of cold water for at least 24 hours, changing the water every 4-6 hours to remove the salt. Salt cod varies in its saltiness, and some may need as much as 48 hours to soak. Do not skimp on the soaking, because I don't know how to remove the salt later in the recipe!
• When you are ready to cook the stew, soften the onion and garlic in the olive oil.
• When soft, add the tinned tomatoes, fresh cherry tomatoes and herbes de provence.
• Drain the salt cod, rinsing well, and squeezing out all the water.
• Add the cod to the saucepan with the tomato mixture, and stir well.
• Cover the pan and simmer for 20 minutes until the fish is nearly cooked.
• Add the courgettes (zucchini), chilli flakes, fennel seeds, chopped capers and black pepper.
• Turn up the heat and boil until the courgettes (zucchini) are cooked and the liquid has mostly evaporated, leaving a stew -like consistency. This took me about 20 minutes.
• Stir in the shredded basil leaves, then serve the fish stew immediately with mashed potatoes or polenta.

BACALAO A LA MEXICANA (DRIED COD MEXICAN STYLE

Steps:

• Soak the cod in cold water to cover for 12 hours, changing the water 2 or 3 times. Drain. Place in saucepan cover with water and bring just to a boil. Drain, remove the skin and bones, shred the flesh and set aside.
• Remove the stem and seeds from the chile ancho and soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Drain then puree in blender with the tomatoes and strain.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet, add the onion and garlic over low heat until transparent. Add the puree and cook over low heat until it thickens. Add the cod, bay leaf, cinnamon, pepper, red peppers, almonds, raisins, olives, capers and parsley. Stir, then cook over medium heat, covered, for 15 minutes. Add the potatoes, cover and cook over high heat for 10 more minutes to heat through. Add salt if required.
• Garnish with the chiles gueros.

CUBAN CODFISH FRITTERS, FRITURITAS DE BACALAO

Steps:

• 1. Soak cod fish the day before between 8/10 hours in large pot covered with cold water. Change water about every two hours finally leaving the cod soak overnight. Next mornring drain water and pour more cold water over the fish bring to a boil. Lower flame simmer for 10 minutes. Drain all of the water out again. With a fork shred the fish leaving it all shredded fine and set aside in a bowl.
• 2. Next make a batter add to a large bowl the flour, baking powder,goya sazon, garlic powder, black pepper, and diced cilantro or parsley, Mix well next add the broth and with a wire wisk mix real good. Lastly add the shredded fish. Incorporate the fish well throughout the batter.
• 3. Heat oil in a large skillet I like to use my cast iron skillet. Drop the batter by the tablespoon full into the hot oil fry each fritter until golden on both sides. Remove to a paper towel lined platter and let drain. Serve immedietly with wedges of sliced lemon or lime or serve along side your favorite dish. Enjoy.
• 4. I do not add any salt to the batter as the fish has some salt in it. Caution be carfull to not remove all of the salt from the cod as it is tasteless and bland with out any salt at all.

BACALAO BALLS

Steps:

• 1. soak cod fish in cold water for 8 hours in the fridge. change water 2-3 times
• 2. combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl
• 3. mix well
• 4. roll into 1 inch balls
• 5. in a 350 degree fryer, fry 3-4 minutes or until until golden brown. serve with spicy sauce

BACALAO WITH RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Soak the salt cod in plenty of water for 8-12 hours, changing the water five or six times. This will remove excess saltiness.
• Add the cod to a pan of boiling water and boil for 5 minutes. Drain and leave for 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
• Remove skin and flake the fish into large pieces, removing any bones. Place in a bowl.
• Preheat the grill. Cut the red pepper into quarters and grill, skin-side-up, until the skin blackens and blisters. Place in a plastic bag and leave to cool, then peel away the skin. Slice thinly.
• Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally for 3 minutes our till transparent. Add garlic, chili flakes and paprika and cook for 1 minute.
• Increase heat to high and add white wine, simmer for 30 seconds. Reduce heat add the tomato and tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until thick.
• Add the cod, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Gently stir in the sliced pepper and parsley.
• Taste before seasoning with salt. Serve hot.

BACALAO EN SALSA DE TOMATE (CODFISH IN TOMATO SAUCE)

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees. rinse cod fish. squeeze lemon juice over it. put in a casserole dish and let sit in lemon juice. in a pan on medium heat, pour about 1/4 cup olive oil. when it is hot, add sofrito, onions,smashed garlic, red and green peppers. saute until soft. add can of diced tomatoes, water, olives and tomato paste.stir until tomato paste is completely dissolved. add salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste. however much you prefer. simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes. when you are done, pour sauce over fish. bake covered at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. can be served over white rice. or you can try it over my pigeon pea rice.

BACALAO CON MOLE VERDE (COD IN GREEN SAUCE)

Steps:

• 1. In earthenware container or large skillet, warm olive oil and garlic over low heat until garlic becomes golden (appx. 10 minutes) 2. Add fish and increase the heat to medium-low and cook for 3-4 minutes. 3. Carefully turn the fish and add the chopped parsley to the pan. 4. Cook, shaking the pan gently, until the fish is done (8-12 minutes).

PUERTO RICAN FISH STEW (BACALAO) RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• 1.Heat oil in a large high-sided skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. 2.Add fish, tomatoes and their juices, chile pepper, cilantro, olives, capers, oregano and salt; stir to combine. Add up to 1/2 cup water if the mixture seems dry. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat. Serve warm or at room temperature, garnished with avocado (if using). Tips & Notes Tip: Opt for firmer hook-and-line-caught haddock or U.S.-farmed tilapia. Pacific cod also works, but will be more flaky.

SERENATA DE BACALAO (PUERTO RICAN CODFISH SALAD) RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Advance Prep: Soak the cod overnight, draining and rinsing several times to remove the extra salt. 1. Place in a pot of fresh water and cook at medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Drain and flake. Remove any bones. 2. In another pot with fresh water, place the potatoes, green plantains, yautía (malanga), or other root vegetables, add salt to taste, and boil until the vegetables are tender. Check for doneness, usually 10-12 minutes. Drain. 3. In a large dish, thoroughly layer the potatoes slices, half of the codfish, the vegetables, the rest of the codfish, and place the tomato slices on top. Add the onions, sprinkle the capers and add the egg wedges. 4. In a small bowl mix olive oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and black pepper. 5. Pour dressing mixture over codfish mixture and toss just enough to evenly coat. 6. Taste and re-season if necessary. Serve or refrigerate until ready to serve.