Salt cod in white wine with Bierzo peppers

Salt cod in white wine with Bierzo peppers

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A cod from the Bierzo, in León: desalted, floured, and simmered with onion, garlic, parsley, chili pepper, and white wine, then baked and served with hard…

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A simple yet delicious dish for two people.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting36 hr
  • Total37 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.87 $2.94 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.18
  • $0.21
  • $0.73
  • $0.71
  • $3.19
  • $0.05
  • $0.80

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Dissolve the cod in water for 36 hours, changing the water every 12 hours. Drain the cod, remove the bones, and cut it into pieces.
  2. In a frying pan, sauté the chopped onion in olive oil. When the onion is softened, add the minced garlic and parsley.
  3. Sprinkle the cod with flour, then add it to the frying pan along with the chili pepper and white wine. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  4. Pour, everything into an oven-safe dish and bake for about 15 minutes.
  5. Serve with hard-boiled eggs cut into quarters and strips of roasted bell pepper on top. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Salt cod in white wine with Bierzo peppers

  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • One glass of white wine$0.73
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil$0.71
  • 2 roasted red bell peppers from Bierzo (pimientos morrones)$3.19
  • 2 tablespoons of flour$0.05
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs$0.80

Total$5.87

that's $2.94 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of salted cod
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 onion
  • One small bunch of parsley
  • One glass of white wine
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 roasted red bell peppers from Bierzo (pimientos morrones)
  • 2 tablespoons of flour
  • 1 small dried chili pepper (guindilla)
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs

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