Catalonia 6: COD ESCUDELLA 🌞

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COD ESCUDELLA (fish stew)

Ingredients (for 4 people)

1.5 L (1.5qts.) mineral water
2 onions
2 tomatoes
4 garlic cloves
parsley
300 g (10.5oz)flaked salt cod, previously desalted
80 g (2.75oz)thick noodles
salt
olive oil

Preparation

1. Prepare a sofregit with the peeled and chopped onions and, when
they’re nearly ready, add laminated garlic and cook.

2. A few minutes later, add grated tomato and cook slowly.

3. When the sofregit is concentrated, add flaked cod, stir and cover with
boiling water.

4. Add noodles and cook for 10 minutes.

5. Adjust salt, add finely chopped parsley, and it’s ready to serve.

Comments

This is a very simple escudella; it could be said to be a dry land fish
escudella. You can add a picada made with garlic, almonds and saffron, or
some cooked beans, or rice. It’s important to control the amount of salt
taking the cod’s own into consideration.

From "Roots Catalan" by Joan Roca

Delicious!

[Emile]

1. That looks delicious 😋

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2. The secret is the

Sofregit.