# Bacalhau Espiritual

Bacalhau Espiritual is a portuguese dish made with cod, potatoes, and a creamy sauce, baked until golden.

- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 400 g bacalhau
- 2 cenouras grandes
- 1 cebola grande
- 2 dentes alho
- azeite
- 300 g batata palha
- 50 g pão seco
- 500 ml leite
- 50 g manteiga
- 2 colheres de sopa farinha
- 200 ml natas
- q.b. sal
- q.b. pimenta
- q.b. noz-moscada
- queijo ralado
- leite
- alho esmagado
- louro
- pão duro
- salfino
- salsa picada

## Instructions

1. Add milk, crushed garlic, and bay leaf to a pan.
2. Once boiling, add the cod loins, cover, turn off the heat, and let it rest for 10 minutes.
3. Shred the cod, removing skin and bones.
4. Add the bread to the food processor and chop.
5. Slice the potatoes, rinse in water, dry, and fry at 170 degrees until golden and crispy.
6. Place on paper towels and season with salt.
7. In a frying pan, add the sliced onion, grated carrot, and finely sliced leek.
8. Sauté everything well with bay leaf and minced garlic.
9. Add butter and season with salt and pepper.
10. Sauté everything very well, add the flour and milk little by little, stirring constantly until a very creamy consistency is formed.
11. Finish with a touch of nutmeg.
12. Add the cod flakes, the straw potatoes, the flaked bread, chopped parsley, mix everything very well.
13. Pour everything into a baking dish.
14. Add grated cheese on top, more flaked bread, and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees until golden brown.
15. It is ready to be served.

## Equipment

- pan
- knife
- bowl
- oven
- food processor
- grater
- tongs
- paper towels

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## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DJw5_oEM8Cs/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3acfb72f-532b-4890-9153-7d642516fa8f
- Extracted: 2025-06-09

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