Gomes de Sá-style Cod
by Tavolino
A classic Portuguese dish that combines flaked boiled cod with tender potatoes, aromatic sautéed onions, and eggs, finished with olives and fresh parsley.
Ingredients
- Cod 500 g
- Potato 400 g
- Bay leaf 3
- White pepper 1 to taste
- Olive oil 150 ml
- Garlic 3 cloves
- Onion 3 units
- Salt 1 teaspoon
- Hard-boiled egg 4 units
- Pitted black olives 16 units
- Parsley 1 to taste
Preparation
- 1
Place 500 g of cod in a pot with boiling water and 1 bay leaf. Boil for 10 minutes.
- 2
Remove the cod, let it cool, remove the skin and bones, and flake it coarsely.
- 3
Peel 400 g of potatoes, cut them into small cubes, and boil them in salted water until tender.
- 4
Boil 4 eggs in boiling water for 10 minutes to make them hard-boiled.
- 5
Peel and mince 3 cloves of garlic and slice 3 onions into thin half-moons.
- 6
In a large skillet, heat 150 ml of olive oil and sauté the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent.
- 7
Add the boiled and drained potatoes to the onion mixture and toss gently.
- 8
Add the flaked cod to the mixture and season with 1 teaspoon of white pepper and salt to taste.
- 9
Let the mixture simmer over low heat for 5 minutes for the flavors to meld.
- 10
Peel the hard-boiled eggs and cut them into quarters.
- 11
Arrange the cod on a serving platter and garnish with the eggs, 16 pitted black olives, and chopped parsley.