Salt cod with garlic mash (bacalao meneao)
A Spanish recipe: salted cod, poached with potatoes in a clay pot, and then topped with a mixture of garlic, egg, potato, and olive oil.
This dish is perfect for a simple and delicious dinner. You can prepare it in about an hour and serve it hot.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time30 min
- Total1 hr
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodCooking in water
- Estimated cost$1.19 $0.60 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.09
- $0.29
- $0.30
- $0.51
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Soak the cod in fresh water for 24 hours, changing the water every 8 hours, then drain and remove the bones.
- In a clay pot, cook the apples and the fish pieces together; remove the fish and allow the apples to cook until tender.
- In a mortar, grind the garlic, egg, and apples into a fine paste, then mix in the olive oil. ≈ 4 min
- Coat the cod with this mixture. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Salt cod with garlic mash (bacalao meneao)
- garlic$0.09
- olive oil$0.29
- egg$0.30
- earth apple$0.51
Total$1.19
that's $0.60 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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