Salt Cod with Potatoes in Tomato Sauce

Name: Salt Cod with Potatoes in Tomato Sauce
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: a few sprigs of fresh dill or parsley; 2 small, hot chillies, deseeded and chopped; 600 ml (1 pint) fresh tomato sauce; 1 large onion, sliced; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) potatoes, peeled and thickly sliced; freshly ground black pepper; a few sprigs of fresh dill or parsley; 1 thick piece of salt cod, weighing about 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) soaked in plenty of cold water for around 4 hours and then rinsed in fresh water; 1 thick piece of salt cod, weighing about 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) soaked in plenty of cold water for around 4 hours and then rinsed in fresh water; 6 tablespoons olive oil; 1 thick piece of salt cod, weighing about 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) soaked in plenty of cold water for around 4 hours and then rinsed in fresh water; 1 thick piece of salt cod, weighing about 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) soaked in plenty of cold water for around 4 hours and then rinsed in fresh water

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's Fjord Fiesta

By Keith Floyd

Published 1998

About

Generally, salted or dried cod is simply boiled and served with potatoes, melted butter, lemon juice and dill. But I think salt cod is utterly delicious and decided to cook it in this Spanish fashion.

Ingredients

1 thick piece of salt cod, weighing about 500 g (1 lb 2

Europe
Norway
Spain
Fish course
Pescatarian
Winter
Nordic

Method

Soak the cod and rinse it, as above. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5.

Heat the olive oil in a large flameproof casserole and add the onion, cooking gently for about 15 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and chillies and cook for a few minutes more.

Cut the rinsed salt