Cod “à Zé do pipo”

Method6 steps · about 1 hr 40 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Peel, wash and cut the potatoes into quarters. Place them in a saucepan with water seasoned with salt (to taste) and bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium heat and cook about 20 to 25 minutes. When the potatoes are cooked, drain them and mash the potatoes with a potato masher or with a fork.

   Cook potatoes · 25 minUses 1 kg / (2 1/4 pounds) potatoes · Salt (to taste) · water to cover potatoes for boiling

2. 2

   Step 2: In a saucepan, put the potatoes together with the lemon juice, pepper (to taste), nutmeg (to taste), margarine and 250 ml / (1 cup and 1 tablespoon) milk (250 ml). Stir well with a wooden spoon and simmer over low heat until the puree starts bubbling, stirring occasionally. When starts boiling turn off the heat.

   Uses juice of ½ lemon · Pepper (to taste) · Nutmeg (to taste) · 10 grams / (1/3 ounce) margarine · 250 ml milk for mash · 1 kg potatoes boiled and mashed

3. 3

   Step 3: Place the cod in a saucepan with the remaining milk. Heat over high heat and boil. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. When the cod is cooked, drain it and remove the skin and bones. Reserve the cod cooking milk.

   Boil cod · 6 minUses 3 desalted cod steaks (about 800 grams / (1 3/4 pounds)) · remaining 250 ml milk for cod poaching

4. 4

   Step 4: Place the olive oil, the onions (2 medium) cut into round slices, chopped garlic (3 cloves) and the bay leaf (1) in a skillet and saute over low heat until the onion starts to turn golden brown. Then, pour the cod cooking milk and simmer about 5 minutes.

   Uses 50 ml / (3 1/3 tablespoons) olive oil · 2 medium onions · 3 cloves of garlic · 1 bay leaf · milk drained from cod poached in remaining 250 ml

5. 5

   Step 5: Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180ºC / (350ºF).

6. 6

   Step 6: Place the cod in the center of a baking dish and the puree around the cod. Cover the cod with a layer of onion and other of mayonnaise. Garnish with olives and bake about 20 minutes until gratin. Turn off the oven and serve.

   Bake au gratin · 20 minUses 150 ml / (1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons) mayonnaise · Olives for garnish · hot mash with 250 ml milk, margarine, lemon and seasoning · poached cod drained and freed of skin/bones · onion/garlic saute simmered with reserved cod cooking milk