Baccalà and other Salted or Dried Fish
Unexpected Delight from Salt Cod:
Baccalà
Once (but no longer) the fish of the poor,
it's tasty and extremely versatile.
Standbys
Boiled Baccalà: Baccalà
Bollito
Very simple, but very tasty.
Difficulty:
Easy.
Baccalà alla Vicentina: Baccalà
alla Vicentina & alla Cappuccina
Two classic preparations
of the Veneto region: Simmered in milk (with garlic and other delights), and
with a green sauce.
Difficulty: Moderate
Baccalà Vicentina Style, or Bacalà
a la Visentina
Stockfish, or dried cod simmered in milk until
it becomes libidinously creamy.
Difficulty: Moderate.
Baccalà with Greens: Baccalà con
le Erbe
A tasty dish with lots of greens.
Difficulty:
Easy
Baccalà with Spinach: Baccalà in
Inzimino
Artusi's baccalà with greens, and a suggestion
for grilling baccalà.
Difficulty: Easy
Florentine Baccalà: Baccalà alla
fiorentina
Baccalà cooked simply, with tomatoes and
wine.
Difficulty: Easy.
Fried Baccalà: Baccalà Indorato e
Fritto
Simple fried baccalà is very tasty.
Difficulty: Easy
Grandpa's Salt Cod
Zesty
tomatoey baccalà baked with potatoes and olives: A nice option for
Christmas Eve too. (In my review of the Buca di Beppo cookbook).
Difficulty:
Easy
Other Baccalà Recipes
Baccalà and Potatoes: Patate e
Baccalà
Baccalà with a tomatoey sauce, on a bed
of potatoes.
Difficulty: Easy
Baccalà Flan Catrhusian Style: Sformato
di Baccalà alla Certosina
An elegant ring of mashed
potatoes filled with baccalà and mushrooms.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Baccalà in White Sauce: in Salsa
Bianca
Baccalà works very well with a white sauce.
Difficulty: Easy
Baccalà with Mustard: Baccalà alla
Senape
One rarely encounters mustard in Italy. But it works
well here.
Difficulty: Easy
Baccalà with Bell Peppers: Baccalà
coi Peperoni
Fried baccalà with a bell pepper sauce.
Difficulty: Easy
Baccalà in Zesty Sauce: Baccalà in
Salsa Piccante
Salt cod in a zesty bell pepper, caper and
olive sauce that will also work well with other mildly flavored fish.
Difficulty: Easy
Fisherman's Baccalà: Baccalà
All'Usanza dei Pescatori
Fried Baccalà with a zesty
garlic-and-rosemary sauce.
Difficulty: Easy
Fried Baccalà: Baccalà
Fritto
Frying baccalà is one of the simplest things
there is.
Difficulty: Easy
Grilled Baccalà with Peppers:
Baccalà in Graticola con Peperoni
Grilled (or broiled)
baccalà with roasted peppers on the side.
Difficulty:
Easy
Pasta, Chickpeas, and Baccalà: Lagane,
Ceci e Baccalà
A Puglian soup in which chickpeas gain
flavor from soaking with baccalà, which serves as a second course.
Difficulty: Moderate
Peppers Stuffed with Rice and Baccalà:
Peperoni Ripieni di Riso e Baccalà
The combination of
bell peppers and fish is quite succesfull, and these will be perfect when it's
hot.
Difficulty: Easy
Testaroli with Baccalà and Onions:
Testaroli con Baccalà e Cipolle
Here testaroli serve as
a bed for a tasty fish and onion dish.
Difficulty: Intermediate (you could
also do this over cornbread, which would be much easier)
Venetian Stockfish Dip: Mantecato alla
Veneziana
A sensuous stockfish (or baccalà)
paté that is a fine antipasto or dip, and also good in romantic
situations.
Difficulty: Moderate.
If you haven't found
what you're looking for, please
ask!
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