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Bacalhau com Natas (Cod with Cream)

Name: Bacalhau com Natas (Cod with Cream)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 500 g salt cod (desalted), poached and flaked; 1 kg potatoes, cubed and fried until just golden; 2 onions, diced; 2 garlic cloves; 60 g butter + 60 g flour; 600 ml milk; 200 ml cream; 100 g grated cheese (mozzarella/queijo flamengo); Nutmeg, salt, pepper, olive oil

The Portuguese comfort casserole: salt cod and fried potatoes bound in béchamel, gratinéed until bubbling and golden.

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1Poach the cod 5 minutes in barely simmering water; flake and remove bones.

2Fry the potato cubes in olive oil until just golden outside, still firm; drain.

3Soften the onion and garlic in a little olive oil, 5 minutes.

4Make a béchamel: melt butter, stir in flour, cook 2 minutes; whisk in the milk gradually until thick; season with nutmeg, salt, pepper.

5Fold the cod, potatoes and onions into the béchamel with half the cheese.

6Pour into a baking dish; top with cream and the remaining cheese.

7Bake at 200 °C for 25–30 minutes until bubbling and deeply golden; rest 10 minutes.