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Traditional recipes always have a prominent place in Portuguese cuisine. This traditional baked cod recipe is an excellent choice for any occasion. It's very easy to prepare, season the cod and the potatoes with delicious spices and bake. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve. Bon appetit!!!

INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE

Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:

Cod - The main ingredient of this recipe. Cod cut into pieces.
Potatoes - Peeled small potatoes.
Paprika, pepper, unpeeled crushed garlic and sliced onion - This ingredients add flavor to the cod and potatoes.
Olive oil and lemon juice - Adds flavor and aroma to the sauce.
Chopped parsley - Adds aroma and flavor.
Salt - Highlights all the other flavors.

Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.

HOW TO MAKE TRADITIONAL BAKED COD

Step 1: Cut the cod into pieces. Peel the potatoes and cut them in half.

Step 2: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).

Step 3: In the bottom of a glass baking dish, place the sliced onions and 100 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil. On top of the onion and the olive oil, place the cod pieces, potatoes and the unpeeled crushed garlic. Season with salt, pepper, paprika, lemon juice and the remaining olive oil.

Step 4: Bake for about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Occasionally, drizzle the cod and the potatoes with the sauce.

Step 5: Turn off the oven, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

TIPS FOR TRADITIONAL BAKED COD

1. If the cod and the potatoes start to brown too much cover with aluminum foil.

2. We usually bake the cod and the potatoes at 180ºC (350ºF) but, if you lower the temperature to 150ºC (300ºF), despite taking longer to bake, it has the advantage of enhancing the flavors much more and the meat gets more tender.

3. If you have leftovers, store the cod and the potatoes in the fridge in a properly covered container (to prevent the growth of microorganisms). To avoid drying out the cod, do not reheat the food in the oven, reheat it in the microwave.

Traditional baked cod

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Category:Main dishes, Recipes, Salt cod, Traditional Portuguese recipes, Videos

Cuisine: Portuguese

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 4

Prep Time:15 m

Cook Time:1:10 h

Total Time:1:25 h

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Ingredients

1 kg (2 1/4 pounds) desalted cod
1 kg (2 1/4 pounds) small potatoes
1/2 teaspoon paprika
200 ml (about 1 cup) olive oil
1/2 teaspoon pepper
5 cloves of garlic
1 medium onion
Juice of one lemon
Parsley (to taste)
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

Cut the cod into pieces. Peel the potatoes and cut them in half.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
In the bottom of a glass baking dish, place the sliced onions and 100 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil. On top of the onion and the olive oil, place the cod pieces, potatoes and the unpeeled crushed garlic. Season with salt, pepper, paprika, lemon juice and the remaining olive oil.
Bake for about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Occasionally, drizzle the cod and the potatoes with the sauce.
Turn off the oven, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.