Salt Codfish, Biscayenne

Ingredients

• two pounds of salted codfish
• two tablespoonfuls of olive oil
• six shallots chopped very fine
• six pieces of chopped garlic
• two raw potatoes that have been sliced very thin
• two peeled and sliced tomatoes
• half a cup of water

Method

1. 1

   Soak codfish overnight, drain, and heat olive oil in a casserole.

2. 2

   Add shallots, then garlic and half the codfish.

3. 3

   Layer with sliced potatoes and tomatoes, add remaining codfish, water, cover, and cook in the oven for an hour.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Hotel St. Francis cook book (1919) by Hirtzler, Victor., page 140. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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