Bacalhau-à-Brás

From the innumerous Portuguese dishes involving codfish this has got to be my favourite one. The origin of the recipe is uncertain, but it is said to have originated in Bairro Alto, an old quarter of Lisbon, by a tavern keeper named Brás, hence its name. It's super easy, affordable, tasty and it always looks great. It smells amazingly and the mixture of all the ingredients is a winner. I hope you enjoy it and reproduce it soon at your table. 

Ingredients:

• 800gr codfish
• 2 onions
• garlic
• chili
• 8 eggs
• parsley
• matchstick sized fied potatoes
• extra virgin olive oil
• olives

 In a pan with boiling water, place the cod to bake for 10 minutes. Once cooked, place the cod on a plate and let cool. Clean the cod bones and skin and shred it . In a wide pan, place the onions and the olive oil and let fry without burning. In the mid of the stew add the chopped garlic. Let it cook. In the meantime, break the eggs and season them with salt and chili. Whisk them a bit. fter the onion is sauté, add the cod and fry it a bit. Add the matcstick fried potatoes and mix well.Let it warm up a little and add the eggs. Keep low heat to avoid burning and so that the eggs do not overcook. Wrap all the ingredients up and let them in the heat for just about 1minute. Finally, garnish with olives and a little parsley.


Numa panela com água a ferver, coloque o bacalhau a cozer durante 10 minutos. Depois de cozido, coloque o bacalhau num prato e deixe arrefecer. Limpe o bacalhau de espinhas e peles e desfie-o.Num tacho largo, leve ao lume o azeite e as cebolas.Deixe refogar bem sem queimar. A meio do refogado junte os alhos picados. Deixe refogar. Entretanto, parta os ovos e tempere com sal e piri piri. Bata-os um pouco.Depois da cebola refogada, junte o bacalhau e deixe fritar um pouco.Junte a batata e envolva bem.
Deixe aquecer um pouco e junte os ovos. Mantenha o lume baixo para não queimar no fundo e para que os ovos não fiquem muito passados. Envolva tudo e deixe o lume aceso cerca de 1m. Por fim, decore com azeitonas e com um pouco de salsa.