But when the occasion is more formal, like Christmas Eve, she goes all out, setting the table to the nines and preparing a homemade feast inspired by one of her grandmother's traditional Portuguese recipes: bacalhau com natas, a creamy
salted cod dish.
It was one of those dishes that was a revelation, and I since that first taste I have sought out
salt cod dishes wherever they have appeared on restaurant -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
This
dish is called «pick - up saltfish» because the
salt cod is pulled apart and shredded.
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees / Put potatoes and garlic in steamer basket and steam until the potatoes are very soft, about 20 minutes / Drain and set aside / Put
salt cod, potatoes, garlic, milk and splash of olive oil in food processor and process until fairly smooth / Season to taste with
salt & pepper / Spoon puree into small baking
dish / Drizzle with olive oil and bake until golden on top, about 20 minutes.
I don't follow this practice but trust me, eating either of these delicious
dishes made from
salt cod could hardly be considered a sacrifice.
Add
cod pieces to
dish; sprinkle with
salt and drizzle with oil.
Traditionally, this
dish is made with
salt cod fish, which is soaked in water for at least 48 hours, in order to leach the
salt.
Becerra liked the look so much that she started applying the oblique cut even to uncooked vegetable
dishes (see: the pyramidal crudités), and she now cuts the restaurant's masa - chickpea fritters and
salt cod croquettes into the same sorts of crooked triangles.
If you can step away from the hotel, try one of the island's many French - inspired restaurants — La Gloriette for crisp
salt -
cod fritters; Le Grain de Sel for crab - and - lentil salad; L'Esprit Saline for a menu of Provençal - style
dishes that changes daily.
Standout
dishes include paperbark - grilled
cod with seaweed and pippies,
salted fish with macadamia and native pepper, and ricotta agnolotti with cured tuna and chilli.