Cod Brandied Recipe

Cod brandade, or brandada de bacallà as it is known in Catalonia, It is a very simple recipe that is prepared with only 3 ingredients: cod, garlic and oil. Cod is one of the undisputed stars of Easter week cooking, so don’t hesitate to prepare this traditional dish with which you will surprise everyone this holiday season.

There are several variations of this cod brandade recipe, due to the fact that it is a very popular preparation in different autonomous communities of Spain, such as Catalonia, Valencia or the Basque Country. Starting from fish and olive oil as a base, then you can add garlic, potato, milk, onion, cream, etc. It is usually served accompanied by homemade bread and roasted peppers, although there are also those who prefer caramelized onion. Cod brandade is usually baked in the oven with a layer of cheese.

In this case, we propose a brandade of cod without potatoes cooked with milk. In all ways it is very good, it is ideal to eat as an appetizer accompanied by some toasted bread. If you don’t know how to make homemade cod brandade quickly and easily, review the ingredients and steps in this article and you’ll see that with just 4 things and in half an hour you can have it ready to taste.

Ingredients to make Cod Brandied:

• 400 grams of salted cod
• 200 milliliters of olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 100 milliliters of milk

How to make Cod Brandied:

1. Before delving into the cod brandade recipe, desalt the fish if you don’t have it already desalted.
2. Prepare a frying pan or saucepan with oil and add the sliced ​​garlic. Heat the saucepan over medium heat so that the garlic does not burn. When the oil has absorbed all the flavor of the garlic, remove them.
3. Dry the cod well and place it in the hot oil. Cook it over low heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Then turn off the heat and cover the saucepan. Let the cod finish cooking with the residual heat for about 10 minutes.
4. Trick: it is important to previously desalt the fish if we do not buy it already like this
5. Remove the cod from the saucepan. Remove the skin and crumble it into a separate container.
6. Heat the milk a little until it is lukewarm. Next, add a couple of tablespoons to the cod preparation and beat until both are well integrated.
7. Add the oil that you have used to confit the cod and mix gently until it is absorbed. Go placing the saucepan on the fire and removing it so that the cod brandade mixture warms up.
8. Repeat the previous step until you get the density you prefer for your cod brandade.
9. Place the dough in a casserole. If you prefer a cod gratin brandade, put it in the preheated oven for a few minutes.
10. Your cod brandade without potato is ready ! We recommend serving it hot and accompanied by toasted bread.

Ideas to accompany your cod brandade

Now that you know how to make cod brandade, we suggest some ideas to accompany your dish in the best way. The best option is to serve this dish with some delicious toasted bread.

Also, you can choose to prepare other variants of this recipe. One of the most popular is the cod brandade with piquillo peppers. It is a very simple version since you only have to confit the piquillo peppers in a pan and crush them to obtain a puree. When serving your cod brandade, garnish the dish with this pepper puree.