How to make Bacalhau à Brás - Salted cod

salted cod

🥗Healthier: fresh cod

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Fresh cod is lower in sodium, while canned tuna is more affordable.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen fries

Sweet potatoes add nutrients, while frozen fries save prep time.

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: no olives

Green olives are lower in calories, while omitting olives simplifies the dish.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits, while vegetable oil is budget-friendly.

Soak the salted cod overnight or for a minimum of 24 hours to remove the salt.

Prepare the potato sticks by cutting the yukon gold or russet potatoes into thin strips.

Use an air fryer to cook the potato sticks instead of deep frying them.

Chop the white onion and garlic.

In a pan, heat some olive oil and sauté the chopped onion and garlic until fragrant.

Add the soaked and drained bacalao to the pan and cook until heated through.

In a bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper.

Add the cooked bacalao mixture to the bowl with the beaten eggs and mix well.

Fold in the chopped parsley and olives into the mixture.

Add the cooked potato sticks to the mixture and combine everything together.

Serve the bacalhau à brás warm.

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