Bacalhau à Brás: The traditional Portuguese SALT COD recipe.

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.

Add a very generous amount of olive oil to a pan.

Drop in sliced onion and chopped garlic.

Cook until the onions are soft.

Add the salt cod and stir for a few minutes to cook through.

Add the fried potatoes and keep cooking and stirring.

Drop in the beaten egg and scramble into the mixture.

Add a little drop of milk to keep everything moist.

Stir in plenty of chopped parsley.

Garnish with black olives.

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