recipes

In Barcelona, cod is on the menu for every meal of the day. And while baccala often refers to salt cod, it can also refer to the fresh cod fishermen brought home from the catch and cooked up in any number of ways. One of the simplest and most satisfying is a tomato-based cod stew, the sort you’d find at a waterfront restaurant in Barceloneta. It’s usually made with briny olives, capers, and just a hint of red pepper. The following recipe was adapted from Sicilian Fisherman’s Stew found on Epicurious, livened up with a few more ingredients – and of course, the all-important cod.

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