Cod Burgos style

 Cod Burgos style is a typical dish from the region of Burgos at Castilla y León. 

The origin of the dish is placed at Santa Clara convent in Lerma. It was the year 1610 when nuns received salted cod from Felipe the III , the cod was guarded in the convent cellars.

Nuns cooked the cod together with vegetables from their orchard.

Ingredients:

- 4 salted cod fillets.

- 1 garlic clove.

- 2 onions.

- olive oil.

- 2 red peppers.

Method:

1- Soak cod for 48 hours, during this time change the water 6 times.

2- Cut into slices the garlic, onions and peppers. Put garlic and onions in a frying pan with olive oil , sautée for 2 minutes.

3- Add peppers, cook until pepper gets tender. I did not add salt because cod always remains salty.

4- Take an oven proof dish, put half of the onions and peppers  on the base of the dish.

5- Put the cod fillets on top of onions and peppers.

6- Put the rest of onios and peppers on top of the cod fillets.

7- Preheat oven at 150 ºC, then cook the cod at the same temperature for 20 minutes.

Receta en Español

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