How to Make Bacalao Stew

salted cod

🥗Healthier: fresh fish

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and easier to find, while fresh fish offers a lighter option.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: capers

Capers provide a similar briny flavor at a lower cost.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Cayenne pepper adds heat and is often cheaper than specialty paprika.

Rinse salted cod under running water to remove excess salt, then soak overnight in fresh water.

Boil the soaked cod in water for 10 to 15 minutes.

Peel, wash, and cube two potatoes, then boil them.

Cut onion and bell peppers into pieces.

Boil the viandas (plantain, pumpkin, cassava) for 10 to 15 minutes until cooked, adding salt to the water.

In a saucepan, heat olive oil and sauté the chopped onion and bell peppers for a few minutes.

Add one teaspoon of garlic paste and sauté briefly.

Pour in half a can of tomato sauce and stir.

Reserve one cup of the water used to boil the cod and add it to the saucepan.

Add the boiled potatoes to the saucepan.

Season with a little black pepper and optional olive oil, and add green olives with pimentos if desired.

Let the mixture cook for 2 minutes and taste for salt, adjusting as necessary.

Serve the bacalao stew with white rice and viandas, or just white rice.

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