Bacalao (Dried Salt Cod) Cod that has been preserved in salt, which removes the moisture, and makes the fish firm and chewy. Bacalao is very popular in Brazil, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, although ...

Do you really know how to desalinate cod? A key step for this fish to be just right and not ruin your recipes. We tell you ...

Soak the salted codfish. Soak codfish for at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours, draining, rinsing, and replacing the water at ...

Instructions. Rinse the cod with cold water, then soak in cold water for 3 to 4 hours. Drain and discard the soaking water. In a large pot, boil the cod in plenty of water for 15 minutes.

From the 16th to 19th centuries, plantation owners, unwilling to cede any land earmarked for sugar cane cultivation to grow crops for enslaved Africans, looked to abundantly cheap dried salted cod.