COD PIL PIL, an important dish of the Mediterranean Diet
INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PORTIONS
800 gr. Cod (clean and salty)
5 dl. Olive oil
4 Units Clove of garlic
1 Units Piquant (peppers)
1 teaspoon Chopped parsley
HOW TO PREPARE THE PIL PIL COD
- Clean the cod and cut it into 8 pieces of 100 gr. Soak for 36 hours or more, depending on its thickness. Change the water every 8 hours.
- Remove bones.
- Warm the oil in a frying pan, add the sliced garlic and the red pepper (piquant) removing them when they are browned.
- Remove the pan from the fire.
- Keep the garlic and the red peppers (piquant) to one side.
- Put the cod into a pot of cold water on the stove and just before the water begins to boil, remove from the heat.
- Drain the cod and keep some of the water just in case.
- Arrange the pieces of cod, with the skin downwards, in an earthenware casserole.
- Add the oil, but not too hot (At about 90ยบ C).
- Stir the casserole with a clean piece of cloth until the sauce thickens (15-20 minutes).
- Add some of the water left over from the cod if the sauce gets too thick and keep on stirring until it mixes well.
- Decorate with the sliced garlic and the piquant.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley (optional).
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