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5 from 2 votes

Salt Cod With Eggs and Potatoes (Bacalao con Huevos y Patatas)

This delicious and easy recipe for salt cod with eggs and potatoes is one of my favorite Spanish dishes!
Prep Time1 day
Cook Time45 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: Spanish
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 829.42kcal

Ingredients

  • 400 g of salt cod desalted and hand shredded
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 large onions
  • 1 large green pepper
  • 4 large fist sized potatoes (and a box grater)
  • Olive oil
  • Oil to fry ideally olive oil or a neutral vegetable oil

Instructions

  • First make sure your cod is properly desalted
  • Hand shred the cod, making sure to remove any small bones left inside
  • Slice the onions and peppers into thin rings
  • Grate the potatoes with a box grater into shoestrings (I prefer to do this in advance, though my mother-in-law does this directly over the hot frying oil in the moment)
  • Warm about 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a heavy pan over medium heat and add the onions and peppers
  • Cook slowly for about 15 minutes or until caramelized
  • Add the shredded cod and sauté for a few minutes, until the cod is mostly cooked
  • Crack three eggs over the pan (or crack ahead of time into a small bowl and add -- if you're worried about shells)
  • Sauté the eggs with the rest of the mixture for a couple of minutes -- until about halfway cooked
  • Take the pan off the heat while you fry your potatoes
  • Heat another pan with oil and fry the shoestring potatoes in small batches until crispy -- reserve in a bowl until all are fried
  • Put the cod mixture back on the heat and start adding in the potatoes, handful by handful
  • Stir gently to mix everything together, and while you are doing this the eggs will finish cooking through
  • Serve immediately so that the potatoes are still crispy
  • You can optionally serve with dollops of tomate frito on the side

Nutrition

Calories: 829.42kcal | Carbohydrates: 25.45g | Protein: 137.74g | Fat: 15.96g | Saturated Fat: 3.74g | Cholesterol: 549.52mg | Sodium: 14154.95mg | Potassium: 3307.48mg | Fiber: 3.39g | Sugar: 6.76g | Vitamin A: 856.55IU | Vitamin C: 62.98mg | Calcium: 388.21mg | Iron: 6.8mg