Codfish Pot Pies
Do you fancy trying this codfish pot pies recipe straight from Brazil with our dear friend Sandra Matarazzo from the “Receitas e Temperos” blog? Here’s the full recipe.
Ingredients
1 whole garlic clove
1 bay leaf
1 sprig thyme
2 tablespoons olives
Salt, black pepper and nutmeg to taste
½ cup leeks, chopped
½ onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
300 ml milk
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon butter
1 pack puff pastry (300 g)
1 egg yolk for brushing
Preparation
Shall we make some delicious Riberalves Codfish Pot Pies? Take a peek at the recipe here.
Put the bay leaf, thyme, garlic clove and the two codfish loins into a pan of water. When it starts boiling set the timer for 10 minutes. Take the codfish loins out of the water and flake them.
Add a dash of olive oil to another pan and sauté the onion and leek. Add the garlic, the codfish flakes, the olives and the parsley. Season with salt and black pepper. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Make the white sauce in the same pan you cooked the fish in. Add the butter and, when it melts, add the flour. Let it cook for a few minutes and then pour in the milk, stirring constantly with a whisk. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour the sauce over the codfish filling and mix well.
Grease your ramekins and divide the creamy codfish mixture between them.
Open the puff pastry, cut it into circles big enough to cover the top of your ramekins and press down on the sides to close up each pie. Take a knife and make two slits in the top of each pie. Brush the tops of your pies with egg yolk and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for about 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
Your Codfish pot pies are ready!