Salt Cod

Those who hate salt cod have probably never had it prepared right. In spite of its appearance and name, salt cod does not need hours of cooking and it is not salty. If you want to serve it warm, fifteen minutes of poaching after an overnight soak is plenty. The longer it is cooked, the tougher, stringier, more tasteless and cottony it becomes. A perfectly cooked piece of salt cod is moist and tender; its taste, succulent, briny, and extremely delicate.