Stewed Bacalo Served In Puerto Rican Canu Recipe - Cooking Index
| 1 1/2 lbs | 681g / 24oz | Salted cod |
| 1 | Onion - diced | |
| 1/2 | Green bell pepper - finely diced | |
| 1/2 | Red bell pepper - finely diced | |
| 1/2 | Yellow bell pepper - finely diced | |
| 2 | Tomatoes - diced | |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Garlic - minced |
| 1/2 cup | 118ml | White wine |
| 1 1/2 cups | 355ml | Tomato juice |
| 1/4 | Parsley - chopped | |
| 1/4 | Cilantro - chopped | |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Crushed red pepper |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| Salt - to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste | ||
| 4 | Ripe sweet plantains - peeled, and | |
| Sliced in half lengthwise making sure not | ||
| To cut all the way through | ||
| 1/2 cup | 118ml | Vegetable oil |
Cook cod in water until it becomes soft. Change the water at least 3 times to make sure that it is not too salty.
In a pan saute onions, peppers, tomatoes and garlic and deglaze with the wine. Add tomato juice and cook for 15 minutes, then add the cod and heat thoroughly. Season with parsley, cilantro and crushed pepper. Add the eggs and mix in until it is thoroughly cooked. Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
Fry the plantains in preheated vegetable oil. Place the plantains on a serving platter and fill in with bacalao.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Source:
MELTING POT with Alex Garcia - (Show # MP-1A11) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK
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