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Baccala` in Umido di Sor Francesco
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Date Added: Monday, 15 June 2009
Description

This recipe was created many years ago` by Sor Francesco, owner of the Osteria in Pratica di Mare (Rome). Read the Full Story.

Ingredients
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6
  • 7 Fillets of baccala` (6 for the guests and 1 for the cook so that he can check when it is done)
  • 2 Lbs - San Marzano peeled tomatoes cut into small pieces
  • 1 Tsp - Wild fennel seeds
  • 1/4 Cup - Pine nuts
  • 1/4 Cup - Raisins
  • 1/2 Cup - Pitted black olives
  • 1 Tbs - Capers
  • Flour to coat the fillets
  • EV olive oil
  • 1 Peperoncino (hot pepper)
  • 1 Medium onion finely sliced
  • Salt & pepper

 

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Directions/Steps
  • Soak the baccala` for 12 hours in fresh water to remove the salt. Change the water 2-3 times.
  • Soften the raisins by bathing them in lukewarm water.
  • Lightly coat with flour the baccala` fillets.
  • Put some oil in a large saute` pan and give a quick coating  on all sides of the fillets.
  • In a separate saute` pan, saute` the onion.
  • Add the sauted onion to the baccala`.
  • Toast very lightly the pine nuts and the fennel seeds. The toasting is necessary to extract their oils and enhance their flavors.
  • Add to the baccala` the tomatoes, the pine nuts, the fennel seeds, the raisins and the peperoncino.
  • Continue cooking the baccala` and if it gets a bit dry, add some hot water. At the end the sauce should be dense. Pay special attention in turnig the fillets as they become fragile and can break up.
  • Add salt as needed, but be careful that the baccala` could still have some residual salt of its own.
  • Sprinkle fresh pepper and the baccala` is ready to be served.

Buon Appetito!

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