Brandade de Morue

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Plagiarist in the Kitchen

By Jonathan Meades

Published 2017

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Ingredients

  • 500g salt cod
  • 30cl olive oil or walnut oil

Method

Desalinate the cod for 24 hours or more in deep water with frequent changes of water.

Cover in cold water and bring to the boil. As soon as it has boiled take it off the heat. Leave it to cool a bit. Take out all the bones – this may require a knife as well as tweezers. Strip off the skin.

Put the fish into a processor. Whizz. Gradually add the oil. Eat on croutons.

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