DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Bacalhau com Natas
Baked salt cod and fried potatoes in homemade cream béchamel with a cheese topping.
About Bacalhau com Natas
Crystal DaCruz presents bacalhau com natas as a traditional Portuguese dish also enjoyed at Cape Verdean celebrations. Her rendition layers flaked salt cod and sautéed onion with diced fried potatoes and a homemade cream sauce.
Milk and heavy cream enrich the butter-and-flour béchamel, seasoned with nutmeg and black pepper. Dijon mustard is an optional addition, while parsley brings freshness to the fish and onion mixture.
Mozzarella and Parmesan melt across the baked casserole. Black olives and parsley garnish the surface, with a mixed green salad and dry white wine among the suggested accompaniments.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Milk, Wheat (gluten).
Optional additions: Mustard.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bacalhau com Natas
Crystal DaCruz's Portuguese bacalhau com natas with diced potatoes.
- Dried salted codProtein
- Olive oilCooking medium
- GarlicAromatic
- Bay leavesAromatic
- Yukon Gold potatoesBase
- Canola oilCooking medium
- Yellow onionAromatic
- ParsleyGarnish
- Part-skim mozzarellaTopping
- ParmesanTopping
- Black olivesGarnish
- Unsalted butterBase
- All-purpose flourBinder
- Whole milkLiquid
- Heavy creamLiquid
- Ground nutmegSeasoning
- Dijon mustardSeasoning · Optional
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning
- WaterCooking medium
- Prepared mixed green saladAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Dry white wineAccompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Dried salted cod: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual175 defining saltcod retained over explicitly rejected freshcod72 and reader substitution250, Fish definite.
- Olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual176/202/207 poach and onion uses consolidated, narrative82 vs card202 amount differs no quantity asserted.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Bay leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual178 fresh option chosen over dried, discarded after poach202.
- Yukon Gold potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual179 cultivar retained, broad potato candidate, diced home-fried preparation.
- Canola oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual180 frying oil, no other refined-oil product assumed.
- Yellow onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual182 fish and finalgarnish215 consolidated.
- Part-skim mozzarella: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual183 ordinary dairy cheese Milk definite.
- Parmesan: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual184 dairy Milk definite.
- Black olives: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Unsalted butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual188 own sauce Milk definite.
- All-purpose flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual189 ordinary AP flour confirms Wheat; no hypothetical substitute downgrade.
- Whole milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual190 own sauce Milk definite.
- Heavy cream: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual191 dairy cream Milk definite.
- Ground nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Dijon mustard (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Mustard source-confirmed. Actual193 optional despite210 method; Mustard positive, complete product formula unknown.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual200/202 explicit soak/poach water, retained; no preparation safety procedure asserted.
- Prepared mixed green salad (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual114 optional traditional service, complete salad/dressing formula unknown.
- Dry white wine (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual116 offered pairing selected over vinho verde; exact product composition unknown, no sulphite assumption.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Portugal
- PortugalCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Portuguese Cuisine
- Mainland Portuguese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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