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Ingredients for Bacalao

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Summary: Getting the proper ingredients to make Bacalao; learn more about traditional Spanish food in this free cooking video.

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Bacalao is the Spanish term for dried salted cod fish. It is a white, delicate fish that become quite tender when re-hydrated. Also called Bacalhau, this dried cod was once a staple of Portuguese diets, but has since become a delicacy as cod fish has become more scarce in the world. Today, it is often served on holidays, especially Christmas Eve, and Good Friday, in many Portuguese countries and Spanish-speaking island countries.

In this free video series, our expert chef will teach you how to make Spanish style Bacalao. You will get step-by-step instructions for preparing the salt cod, including removing the excess salt, boiling, and shredding the fish. You will also get tips for preparing the green and red peppers, and onions to accompany your bacalao, as well as for adding the seasonings. Finally, you will get several options for preparing and serving the final dish. If you are interested in trying something different for dinner, and want a unique Spanish style seafood dish, let our expert show you how to make a delicious bacalao.

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"On behalf of Expert Village my name is Lizbeth Muller and today I'm going to show you how to make Spanish style bacalao. I'm going to show you the ingredients now to Spanish style bacalao. Bacalao is something that is done in many different islands actually. We like to use the bacalao and we use the one that don't have any bones it it. We call it espinas so when you find this you would notice that it going to be in a package like this sealed and it comes in all different sizes. You want the one that has a little bit more bulk to it, it would come in a whole fish and it is dry. Bacalao is a dry fish okay it has already been dried out, salted and it is in the fillet style. So this is the one ingredient that is really the main ingredients which is bacalao, fish. Then we have onion, we have a red whole pepper, and a green pepper, a Idaho potato, tomato sauce can tomato sauce. It can be Spanish style but I like the plain one right now and olive oil."

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