Fish and Seafood Recipes - Portuguese Fishermen's Friend

Ingredients                 

• 450 g/1 lb salt cod, soaked in cold water overnight

• 15 ml/1 tbsp lemon juice

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup plain (all-purpose) flour

• Oil for shallow frying

• 15 ml/1 tbsp olive oil

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• 1 onion, chopped

• 400 g/14 oz/1 large can chopped tomatoes

• 15 ml/1 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

• 5 ml/1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar

• 12 stuffed green olives

• 6 cocktail gherkins (cornichons), halved lengthways

• 10 ml/2 tsp capers

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups zite

• 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped parsley

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Method:

1. Drain the cod. Place in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Add the lemon juice. Bring to the boil, part-cover and boil for 5 minutes. Drain and repeat until the fish is tender.

2. Remove the skin and any bones and break the fish into bite-sized pieces. Dust with the flour. Shallow-fry until golden brown. Drain on kitchen paper.

3. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a saucepan. Fry (sauté) the garlic and onion for 3 minutes until soft but not brown.

4. Add the tomatoes, tomato puree and sugar. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until pulpy.

5. Stir in the cod, olives, gherkins and capers. Simmer gently for 3 minutes.

6. Meanwhile, cook the zite according to the packet directions. Drain and spoon on to a warmed serving dish.

7. Spoon the sauce over and sprinkle with the parsley. Serve piping hot.