Bacalao Guisado Codfish Stew Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Soak the cod in water the night before in the refrigerator. On the day you plan to prepare the dish, change the water and soak again for about 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9 mini loaf pans with olive oil spray.
• Fill a medium saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add the fish and boil for 20 minutes to remove any bones. Allow to cool.
• In a separate bowl, mix the fish, ackees, mayonnaise, and scallions. Using the various seasonings, incorporate into the mixture according to your taste. Add the breadcrumbs a little at a time, tasting as you do this to make sure you don't lose the flavor of the fish or the ackees.
• Once you achieve the flavor that suits you, add the hot sauce. Once again, use caution when adding hot sauce so you don't make the fish too spicy.
• Evenly divide and press the fish mixture into each loaf pan and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until browned.
• Remove the loaves from the oven. Put a cutting board on top of each loaf pan and flip. Repeat with remaining loaf pans. Serve.

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.

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.

Steps:

• Soak cod overnight in covered container of cold water in fridge changing water 3 times OR boil for 10 minutes to remove excess salt
• Chop all veggies and set aside. Heat large skillet with olive oil. Sautee onions, garlic. Add peppers and eggplant. Add tomatoes. Add tomato paste and sauce. Add cod. Simmer until cod is tender and flaky.
• Use fork to break cod into smaller flakes. Serve with rice or with sweet or green plantains.