Hello TM'rs,

When I introduced myself I said that I've done this recipe and someone asked for it, well... here it is. It's from the basic Book of Portugal for the TM31 (Bimby - As receitas Essenciais). Sorry I don't have a picture of it, but I'm sure someone will put one when they try it (or I'll do that next time I make it) 

After writing the recipe down, I realized that it's really not easy to put it all down, specially with translating and trying to explain the ingredients and all. So, please let me know if you tried it out and your experiences with this recipe. Oh, by the way, this is a very good recipe for people who don't really like fish.


Bacalhau ŕ Brás
Serves 6
Easy / Takes 13Min


Ingredients:
100g olive oil
400g onions
2 garlic cloves
300g bacalhau - desalted and without any bones and shredded into small pieces) * see note
200g small stick chips (they look like shredded cheese -- if you can't find them in the supermarket, you can always cut some potatoes very thinly and fry them) -
6 eggs
salt and pepper
fresh parsley
100g black olives


1. Place the olive oil, the onions, the garlic and program 5 Sec / Speed 5.
2. Then 5 Min / Varoma / Speed 1.
3. Add the codfish and program 5 Min / 100° /  /  Speed 
4. Put the potato chips, program 3 Min. / 100° /  /Speed 2.
5. Now take that out of the bowl into a big frying pan and turn the heat on (not to high)
6. Without washing the bowl, put the eggs into the bowl and program 10 Sec / Speed 2
7. Pour the eggs over the rest, mix all very well, season with pepper and adjust the salt (the codfish is naturally already a bit salty, but if you use fresh fish you'll need some salt for sure)
8. Just before serving, add the olives and the sprinkle it all very generously with chopped parsley.


* Note:
Bacalhau - I've seen here somewhere written "bacalao" - well, it's dried and salted cod
If you can't find it, just use fresh cod (or frozen defrosted first).
If you buy it salted, you'll need to let it desalt by putting it in a big (really huge) bowl with water (don't put pieces on top of each other) -- lots of water; preferably with skin up and then, leave it for 24h changing once or twice the water. After this you can freeze it or cook it.
To take the skin and bones, it's better to first boil it for around 3 minutes, then the skin comes out really easy and the bones as well. You'll have then your cod ready to use in this recipe as when you take the bones it will end up being already in small pieces.
 

Hi nameisserene,

Great to hear from you, I'm also new over here and can't wait to try out some of your Asian recipes.

Oh thanks for the welcome messages.

I was thinking that I could have already listed what I've done so far (besides Isi's easy rolls).

Soup - just take out some veggies out of the fridge and soup is ready in no time -- I really didn't like to make soup before and now I love it (and if I steam some mini meat balls in the Varoma by 2-year-old daughter will love it)

I made cookies on the first day I had it  it took me longer to make the little balls and put them in the oven than make the dough - amazing!
I've made those cookies twice because they are sooooooo easy

I also made some little custard-filled pastries we normally call "Pasteis de Nata" in Portugal - very yummy and yet again, more time on the molds then on the custard itself.

I've tried tomato-rice (didn't go very well because I just put too much rice so I'll have to try again)

Some steamed fish with a tomato sauce and potatoes and brocolli in the varoma (wonderful how we can make it all at once)

Stewed meat with spaghetti

Ahhh seafruit risotto -- lovely

some codfish traditional Portuguese dish called 'Bacalhau ŕ braz" (it's with the typical dried fish and potatoes and eggs)

bolognese sauce (with vegetables)

The filling for a leek/champignon/chicken quiche


Oh boy... now that I think about it, I realize I've used more than I thought I had!!! Great!!


Today I'll make some meat with onion sauce and I'll find out more things to do this week... I'm so addicted I can barely focus on my job just thinking on what I could be doing (I'll get over it eventually.... )


I'm pretty sure I'll learn a lot with every one here and maybe find other people from around here so we can all share some experiences. I actually didn't have a demo yet (my stepmum has one and I was with her for a whole week) so maybe I'll join a demo soon.