OH MY GOSH! This was unreal! I followed the recipe exactly except I omitted the chopped eggs and olives for garnish. The real name for this recipe is actually 'Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá'. I am Portuguese (my entire family was born and raised in Portugal) and when I told my mom I was making this dish she got so excited! She told me she hadn't had it since she lived in Portugual over 42 years ago! This dish was soooo incredible and tasted so much like something that my Portuguese family would make. Thank you so so much for posting this delicious authentic recipe BINGADING!
Delicious! I used fresh cod instead of salted and added salt. My wife she is Portuguese loved this recipe. I will be making it for her as often as she will like. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Out of all the recipes I've seen on the internet yours was the only true one that had the black olives which is always used in this dish in the Azores. Thank you.
I'm so glad I tried this recipe. By far one of the best I've found on allrecipes.com. I had to make a few changes based on what I had in the house. I used fresh cod and boiled it in heavily salted water and added some salt to the parsley/olive oil mixture. I also used red potatoes since that's what I had on hand. I followed the rest of the recipe as-is. The flavors were absolutely outstanding. I love that it's so healthy too. I never go back for seconds on dinner but I did with this one. My husband said he could survive on this dish alone. It's honestly so good I almost felt guilty taking credit for it! Thanks for contributing this one.
Where is the cheese in this recipe? What kind? how much?
Mmmm tastes like tradition! Personally I find the dried store bought bacalau tougher/chewier in this dish. Therefore I use (heavily salted) fresh cod instead of dried bacalau. Also I sliced the potatoes prior to boiling them. The way I see it slicing raw potatoes is easier than slicing potatoes that are mostly cooked. My father-in-law is from the Azores Islands and he LOVES this dish! Looks like I ll be making this dish often instead of the in-laws ordering it from the European catering place down the street. This is a keeper!!:-)
I made this for my husband's Portuguese family and they all said that it tasted better than any other Bacalau recipe they have ever had. They couldn't believe how good it was! Thank you for an awesome recipe. There wasn't any left after the party! The only things I changed: I used 5 potatoes instead of 4 and double the onions from 2 to 4.
I made this for my parents who are both from Lisbon Portugal...and boy did I impress them! Thank you so much! As another reviewer mentioned my parents said this dish is traditionally called Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá. This is a keeper and I'll be making years to come especially for family gatherings. Thank you again!
This was the best dish I have ever had. I'm Portuguese but don't even know the name for this dish. I've had it before but this is by far the best and the most delicous. We will definitely be making this over and over please share more of your delicious Portuguese recipes.
I read an article once that made my want to try this dish and saw salt cod advertised at a local market. Like fish like salt like potatoes love olives...but didn't care for this dish! The fish was chewy. The potatoes came out crunchy; as another reviewer noted slice before boiling. But I won't be making it again.
