Bacalhau com natas


Bacalhau com natas is a popular way of cooking salted cod in Portugal. This dish consists of baked cod in the oven layered with onions, diced fried potatoes and double cream, usually seasoned with nutmeg and white pepper.
This is a simple dish to prepare and very popular both at home and in restaurants. Since it doesn’t require a large amount of cod, it can be a way to use leftover cod or to make a cod dish for more people.
The origin of the dish is somewhat unclear; it may have been created by the Count of Guarda or developed and popularized by chef João Ribeiro in the 1930s.