Bacalao a la Viscaina

A rich and delicious dish made with potatoes, succulent ham, pickled jalapeno peppers and pimento-stuffed green olives.

Yields:	6 servings
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	Preparation	1d
	Cooking	50 minutes
	Ready In	1d

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Ingredients

1	pound	potatoes	small new, scrubbed, boiled peeled and cut into 3/4 inche pieces
1/4	cup	olive oil
2	each	white onion	peeled and chopped fine (2 cups)
3	each	garlic cloves	minced
4	medium	tomatoes	coarsely chopped (2 lbs or two 14 oz cans)
4	pounds	ham	chopped
1/4	cup	parsley leaves	italian, chopped
1	teaspoon	black pepper
8	teaspoons	cinnamon	ground
1	pound	salt cod	see note
4	each	pickled chiles jalapeno	sliced into thin rings, plus 4 tablespoons of the liquid
12	large	pimento stuffed green olives	sliced in half

Directions

MikeNote; Salt Cod, soak for 24 hours and Gently rinse, to remove most but not all of the salt. Do not break up fish.

Put the potatoes in a large pan of cold, salted water, cutting any large potatoes in half or quarters first. Bring the water to a boil and simmer until the potatoes are just tender when pierced with a fork, 15-20 minutes.

Drain and when cool enough to handle,, peel away the skin. Set aside. In a heavy pan such as a Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions, reduce the heat to very low and slowly sauté about one hour.

Stir occasionally, watching that the onion doesn't burn. A few dribbles more of oil may be necessary. Pre-heat oven to 300F degrees.

Turn up the heat, add the garlic and tomato and cook, stirring constantly until the mixture becomes thick and the liquid is substantially reduced, about 10-15 minutes. Add the ham, parsley, pepper, cinnamon and cloves, then gently stir the cod, potatoes, jalapenos and their juice into the tomato mixture.

Transfer to a 1 to 2 quart casserole, preferably clay, sprinkle with the olives and bake for 30 minutes. Bacalao a la Viscaina can be made ahead and re-heated in a 300F oven for 20 minutes or until thoroughly hot.

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I have had Bacalo a la Vizcaina many times. It was served in Cuba, my birthplace, usually at lunch time. I have had it in Spain, also, and prefered the Cuban version (familiarity?) This recipe reads very well and I am excited to have found it. Can hardly wait to try it.
over 7 years ago

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