Baccala with two peas

Ingredients

• 2 x 200 g pieces of salted cod (baccala)
• Plain flour, for dusting
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cups Italian tomato sauce
• 1 cup peas
• 100 g sugar snap peas

Soaking time: 24 hours

Instructions

1. Soak cod in water for 24 hours. Drain and put in fresh water to cover. You can repeat this process if the cod is still too salty.
2. Place a little flour in a bowl. Dip fish pieces into the flour to coat, dusting off any excess.
3. Heat olive oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium heat, then sear the fish skin-side down for 2 minutes, flip and cook for another 2 minutes or until lightly golden.
4. Remove the frying pan off the heat and add in tomato sauce and regular peas into the pan so that it doesn’t splutter. Return to heat and cover pan with a lid to stew for 10 minutes or until the fish is cooked.
5. Meanwhile, bring a small pot of water to the boil. Add in sugar snap peas and blanch for 1 minute. Strain and place peas into a small bowl.
6. Serve hot, dressing the sugar snap peas with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt.

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