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Hake cooked Catalan-style with almonds and pine nuts

Catalan salt cod with almonds and pine nuts

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Fried cod, followed by a slow-cooked stew in a casserole with potatoes and apples, in a tomato-based sauce flavored with garlic, almonds, pine nuts, and p…

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Recipe from Josep Xicota, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Bacalao a la catalana is a delicious Spanish recipe that combines the salty flavor of smoked salmon with vegetables and walnuts. It’s a perfect dish for holidays or family meals.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Resting24 hr
  • Total25 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$8.63 $2.16 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.27
  • $3.22
  • $1.62
  • $1.06
  • $0.60
  • $0.46
  • $0.19
  • $1.18
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. The day before, place the cod in a bowl of cold water, changing the water several times to remove the salt. ≈ 3 min
  2. The next day, cut them into pieces, dry them with a dishcloth, dredge them in flour, and lightly fry them in hot oil. Set them aside on a plate.
  3. In a separate pan, brown the peeled and chopped tomatoes. While this is happening, in a mortar, grind the garlic, almonds, pine nuts, and some parsley until you have a paste.
  4. Add this paste to the tomatoes with a little hot water and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. Pour the sauce through a food processor and pour it into a ceramic pot. Add the peeled and sliced apples, and a little hot water. ≈ 3 min
  6. When the potatoes are almost cooked, add the cod and let it simmer until the potatoes are fully cooked. If the sauce becomes too thick, add a few spoonfuls of hot water.
  7. Taste and adjust the salt two or three minutes before removing from the heat. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Catalan salt cod with almonds and pine nuts

  • 3 cloves of garlic$0.27
  • 250 g of fresh tomatoes$3.22
  • 50 g of pine nuts$1.62
  • 500 g of ground apples$1.06
  • Fresh parsley$0.60
  • 50 g of lightly toasted almonds$0.46
  • 1 cup of flour (approximately 120 g)$0.19
  • 100 ml of olive oil$1.18
  • salt$0.03

Total$8.63

that's $2.16 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 800 g of salted cod
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 250 g of fresh tomatoes
  • 50 g of pine nuts
  • 500 g of ground apples
  • Fresh parsley
  • 50 g of lightly toasted almonds
  • 1 cup of flour (approximately 120 g)
  • 100 ml of olive oil
  • salt
  • hot water

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