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Bacalhau à Brás

Name: Bacalhau à Brás
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 300g salted cod (bacalhau); 1 medium onions; 3 medium potatoes; 4 large eggs; 3 tbsp olive oil; handful black olives; 2 tbsp chopped parsley; to taste salt; to taste black pepper

Bacalhau à Brás is a traditional Portuguese dish made from shredded salted cod, onions, and thinly chopped fried potatoes, all bound together with scrambled eggs. It is a comforting and hearty dish that reflects Portugal's longstanding relationship with bacalhau (salted cod) as a staple ingredient in its cuisine.

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Portuguese70%

Mediterranean30%

Ingredients

salted cod (bacalhau)
300g
onions
1 medium
potatoes
3 medium
eggs
4 large
olive oil
3 tbsp
black olives
handful
parsley
2 tbsp chopped
salt
to taste
black pepper
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

The dish originates from Lisbon and is believed to have been created in the 19th century by a tavern keeper named Bras. It highlights the Portuguese tradition of preserving cod through salting and drying, which was vital for sustenance during long sea voyages.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Portuguese70%

ingredients+techniques

Mediterranean30%

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Techniques

soaking boiling frying scrambling

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