Re: [CH] Need recipes for salt cod, ham.

Dan Teague (dante@trump.net.au)
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 17:26:36 +1100

>Anyone got any good chile recipes using salt cod?
>
>How about ham?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tom

Here's  one I found.

2lb dried salt cod
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped

For the sauce
6 dried ancho chillies
1onion, chopped
half tsp dried oregano
half tsp ground coriander
1 serrano chilli, seeded and chopper
3 tbsp corn oil
3 cups of fish or chicken stock
salt

For the garnish
1 fresh green chilli, sliced

Soak cod in water for several hours.

Drain fish and put it in a saucepan. Pour in water to cover. Bring to gentle
simmer and cook for about 15 minutes until fish is tender. Drain, reserving
the stock. Remove any skin or bones and cut into 4cm pieces.

Make the sauce. Remove stems and shake out the seeds from the anchos. tear
the pods into peices, put in a bowl of warm water until soft

Drain the soaked chillies and put them into a food processor with the onion,
oreganno, coriander and serrano chilli. process to a puree.

Heat oil in frying pan and cook the puree, stirring , for about 5 minutes.
Stir in fish of chicken stock and simmer for 3 - 4 minutes.

Add the cod and simmer for a few minutes longer to heat the fish through and
blen the flavours.

serve garnished with sliced chilli.



D'oh

dante

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