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Bacalhau a Bras

Bacalhau à Brás/bah-kahl-YOW ah brahsh/
Bacalhau a Bras
About this dish

Shredded salt cod scrambled with eggs, thin fried potatoes, and onions.

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Ingredients
🐟400g salt cod, soaked and shredded
🥔4 potatoes, thinly julienned and fried
🥚6 eggs, beaten
🧅2 onions, sliced
Method
Serves 2
1
Sauté onion until softened, then add the shredded salt cod.
2
Fold in the thin fried potatoes.
3
Pour in beaten eggs and cook gently, stirring, until just set and creamy.
4
Garnish with black olives and parsley.
5
Serve immediately while the eggs are still soft.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bacalhau à brás is one of the most popular of Portugal's many salt cod preparations, associated with Lisbon's Bairro Alto district.

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