Cod with Cream Sauce

Picture this: Cod with Cream Sauce, a classic Portuguese comfort dish that is like a warm hug on a plate! It's all about that flaky, salty cod mixed with layers of creamy goodness and thinly sliced potatoes. Baked until golden and bubbly, this dish smells like pure joy straight out of the oven!

Thinly slice <quantity>4</quantity> small onions

Boil <quantity>4</quantity> potatoes in water until thoroughly cooked

Place <quantity>4¼<unit>cups</unit></quantity> of milk in a pot over medium heat

Add <quantity>800<unit>g</unit></quantity> of desalted codfish

Cook until the cod begins to flake

Strain the cod. Set aside the fish and the milk

Melt <quantity>2½<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of butter in a pot over medium heat

Add <quantity>4<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of all-purpose flour and mix to incorporate

Slowly pour the milk, mixing to avoid lumps

Add <quantity>4</quantity> bay leaves and grate nutmeg to taste. Cook until it thickens

Add <quantity>2<unit>cups</unit></quantity> of heavy cream

Preheat the oven to <temperature>180<unit>°C</unit></temperature>

Peel the potatoes

Slice the potatoes

Cover the bottom of a medium-large ovenproof skillet with olive oil

Add the sliced onions and cook until wilted

Add <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of chopped garlic

Add the cod and mix to combine

Add the potato slices on top of the cod and onions

Pour the cream mixture evenly over the potatoes

Sprinkle <quantity>¼<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of grated parmesan cheese over the potatoes

Place the skillet in the oven and bake until a golden crust forms

Add <quantity>½<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of black olives and chopped parsley to taste

Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. The cod with cream sauce is ready

Enjoy!

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