I’m calling this post “salt cod for lunch” because it is perfect as a lunch or a light meal. It’s salt cod cooked with potatoes, smothered in a white sauce, sprinkled with a little Parmesan, and then baked. It’s like the inside of a fish pie, with no crust. It’s hearty, but it’s not too rich, in my book. I hope you like it:
Salt Cod and Potato Gratin
to serve 4
fish:
1/2 stick butter
1 onion, sliced
3 small red or white potatoes, cut into 3/4″ cubes
12 ounces rehydrated salt cod, see about salt cod, cut into smaller pieces
1/4 cup half and half
white sauce:
1/2 stick butter
4 tablespoons flour
1 3/4 cup half and half
Pinch of white pepper
Grated Parmesan
Heat the butter in a large skillet or work over medium-high heat. Add the onion and potatoes and sauté them for about ten minutes; they should be nice caramelized. Tuck the pieces of cod into the potatoes, and then pour the half and half over the top. It should bubble. Cover the skillet with a lid, then lower the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
Turn the oven on to 400 degrees.
Meanwhile, make the white sauce. Heat the butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk until smooth. Let this paste cook for about a minute, whisking often, then pour in the half and half. Continue whisking until the sauce thickens. Remove the pan from the heat, but leave the whisk in the pan.
To prepare the gratin, use an 8″ square baking dish, or four individual gratin dishes. Place the fish and potato mixture on the bottom of the dish. Then give the white sauce a whisk, and pour it over the potatoes and fish. (If using gratin dishes, simply divide the fish-potato mixture by fourths, and divide the white sauce into fourths.)
Add some grated Parmesan, then bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until the sauce is golden brown in spots.
Remove from the oven, let cool slightly, then serve with a green salad, if desired.
oh – this is beautiful! I love cod!!
I really don’t know why it’s so good!
This is delicious.
Thanks!
I really like your featured image… makes me want to join you for lunch…. :0)
Anytime! And thank you!
Yummy. It looks and sounds fantastic! And I love your salad bowl, Mimi.
Thank you! The bowl my daughters bought me for Christmas!
Mmmm. I haven’t had salt cod in a while. This looks delicious.
Thank you! I enjoyed it!!!
Looks delicious. I LOVE that table cloth! ;)
Thank you!!!
Bet this was delicious. Keep forgetting to look in one of my local stores for salt cod as they used to sell it. Unfortunately, here, if a product isn’t overly popular suddenly they are no more. I suspect that’s probably why I haven’t seen it. Hopefully I’m wrong.
I hope you can find it!!!
I have never made slated cod before but i love this concept and being able to just pop it in the oven is perfect. Take Care, BAM
Thank you! It’s fun to work with at least once.
I can imagine wanting to gobble this dish up on a crisp cold Winter’s day for lunch … and can imagine the feeling, also, over having eaten slightly too much … but who cares … and all is well with the world ……
Oh, I understand. My husband doesn’t eat salt cod, so I ate every one of those gratins!!!
Love the cheesiness of your gratin!
Thank you!
this is like fish comfort food!
oh, it is!!!