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Cod with Portuguese cornbread crust

Oven-baked salt cod topped with a fragrant Portuguese cornbread crumb.

⏱ Estimated time: 65 minutes🍽 Servings: 4🇵🇹 Portugal
Cod with Portuguese cornbread crust — Digitally created illustrative image
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Ingredients

  • 4 desalted cod loins
  • 300 g Portuguese cornbread
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 1 onion
  • 100 ml olive oil
  • 1 small bunch parsley
  • 700 g small potatoes
  • Black pepper

Step-by-step method

  1. Heat oven to 200°C; roast washed small potatoes with a little olive oil for about 25 minutes.
  2. Crumb the cornbread and mix with chopped garlic, parsley, pepper and enough oil to moisten.
  3. Make a bed of sliced onion in a baking dish and arrange cod on top.
  4. Press the cornbread mixture over each portion.
  5. Roast 20–25 minutes according to thickness and serve with potatoes.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.