Poached Salt Cod, Potato, Onion and Olive Stew

By adrienne30343

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 large Spanish onions, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• 4 Yukon gold potatoes, diced, skin on
• 1/2 pint of pitted taggiasca olives
• Salt and pepper
• 4 quarts of fish stock
• 1 bunch of parsley
• 1 lb. of salt cod
• 1 bunch thyme

Preparation

Step 1

For the stew:

1.) Add the sliced garlic and onion to the olive oil and cook until translucent.

2.) Add the potatoes and olives, salt and pepper to the onions and garlic.

3.) Cover with some fish stock and cook till the potatoes are done.

4.) Finish stew with some fresh chopped parsley.

To cook the fish:

1.) Soak the salt cod in water for two days, changing the water twice daily.

2.) Bring the fish stock to a simmer with a few sprigs of thyme.

3.) Add the fish to the broth and simmer without allowing the broth to boil.

4.) Simmer the fish for 12 minutes until the fish flakes easily.

5.) Remove the fish from the pan and keep warm.

6.) Reserve the fish cooking liqiud to finish the stew.

Serve the stew in a bowl with the cooked vegetables and a small amount of cooking liqiud. Top with the fish and finish with parsley.