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Dried Cod with Potatoes ~ Stoccafisso alla Ghiotta

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Serves : 4

Ingredients :

• 1 onion
• 3 stalks celery
• 2 carrots
• 3 oz olive oil
• 1 oz dried mushrooms, soaked and chopped and diced
• 1 oz pine nuts, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• parsley, chopped
• 6 anchovy fillets, chopped
• ¼ lb pitted green olives, chopped
• 2 lb dried cod
• 4 tomatoes, peeled, seeded
• 4 medium-size potatoes, diced
• salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Chop the onion, celery and carrot, and sauté them with oil in a large pan. When the vegetables are tender but not brown, add the chopped mushrooms, pine nuts, garlic, parsley, anchovies and olives.
2. Add the dried cod, previously soaked, skinned, boned and cut into pieces. Let the fish cook on both sides, then add the tomatoes, potatoes and salt and pepper to taste.
3. After 10 mins. Add pepper and cover all the ingredients in the pan with warm water or a poaching liquid. Cover the pan and cook over low heat for 1½ - 2 hours.
4. The liquids will have reduced substantially, but make sure the dish keeps moist but not wet. Dish out into a serving platter and serve.