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Salted Cod a Bras

Salted Cod a Bras

Salted Cod à Bras (Bacalhau à Bras) is a very popular dish in the Portuguese culture. Salted Cod à Bras can be made from scratch as follows, or if you have left over Bacalhau à Gomes de Sa, it can be a short cut. The secret of perfecting…
Fresh Codfish Loin Stew

Fresh Codfish Loin Stew

 Summertime calls for lighter fare like Fresh Codfish Loin Stew. If you are tired of fried and baked fish dishes, give this flavorful stew a taste.  Fresh Codfish Loin Stew is my updated Portuguese fish dish with  elements of flavor that…
Cod Fritters (Pataniscas)

Heavenly Cod

Heavenly Cod we know as Bacalhau de Ceu  is truly a heavenly baked fish dinner. This recipe calls for the salted codfish to be reconstituted in water prior to cooking.  It needs to soak in cold water for 24 (boneless, skinless) hours, however, …
Codfish and Potato Roll (Torta de Bacalhau)

Codfish and Potato Roll (Torta de Bacalhau)

  If you have never tasted a salted Codfish and Potato Roll (Torta de Bacalhau), you don't know what you are missing.  Similar to an omelet, but think bigger, more luscious. Perfect for breakfast or brunch, it aims to please. Read the…
Cod Fritters (Pataniscas)
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Cod Fritters (Pataniscas)

Cod Fritters are known to the Portuguese as Iscas and pataniscas, and yet in the Azores, you might hear "tortas".  When I hear " Iscas", I think of my father's pan-fried thinly sliced and marinated calves and pork livers. Here, cod fritters…