Ovos Mexidos com Bacalhau e Batata

Name: Ovos Mexidos com Bacalhau e Batata
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 4 large eggs, lightly beaten; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 3 cups vegetable oil, for frying; 2 large russet potatoes, peeled and halved, or canned fried matchstick potatoes; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; 4 or more dashes malagueta pepper oil or hot pepper sauce to taste; 4 or more dashes malagueta pepper oil or hot pepper sauce to taste; Freshly ground white pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon white cider vinegar; 2 large russet potatoes, peeled and halved, or canned fried matchstick potatoes; 1 pound salted codfish

Salted Cod with Scrambled Eggs and Matchstick Potatoes

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brazil

By Christopher Idone

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

1 pound salted codfish
1 tablespoon white cider vinegar
2 larg

Americas
Brazil
São Paulo
Fish course
Breakfast
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Place the cod in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Refrigerate for 48 hours, changing the water 4 or 5 times. Drain. In a large kettle, add the cod, vinegar, and enough water to cover. Bring it to a boil and cook for 15 minutes. Cool. Remove the skin and bones and shred the cod into needle-sized pieces with a fork, to yield about 2 cups shredded cod.

Shred the fresh potatoes, if u