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Baked Salt Cod Plaki
Μπακαλιάρος πλακί
Salt cod baked with onions and tomato
Fish daysPrep 20 minCook 50 minServes 4Plus 24 hours soaking
When to eat it. For the Annunciation (March 25) and Palm Sunday, the two days in Great Lent when fish is allowed. Has fish, so keep it for fish days: the Annunciation, Palm Sunday, and Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends in much of the Nativity Fast.
Ingredients
Method
- Cut the cod into pieces.
- Soften the onions and garlic in half the oil, add the tomatoes and simmer 10 minutes.
- Layer potatoes, cod and sauce in a baking dish. Pour over the rest of the oil.
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 40 minutes. Add parsley.
Tip. No salt needed: the cod brings enough.
Fasting customs differ between churches and parishes. When in doubt, follow what your priest gives you. Not sure what today allows? Check the Orthodox calendar.
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