Bacalao Guisado

Bacalao Guisado, or salted cod stew, is a rich, tomato-based stew flavored with onions, peppers, and garlic, then bulked up with potatoes. The only salt in this dish comes from rehydrated, flaked codfish. The dish is often servec with rice, potato and slices of avocado.

Bacalao is  dried, salted cod fish. It is a traditional ingredient in many different cuisines from countries along the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean.  It’s an ancient food whose origins date back hundred of years, to colonial times, and the need for food that transported well without refrigeration.