Morue brandade gratinée

Name: Morue brandade gratinée
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Languedoc
Ingredients: 1 kg (2.2 lb) salt cod fillets; 500 g (1 lb) Charlotte or Yukon Gold potatoes; 300 ml (1¼ cups) extra-virgin olive oil; 200 ml (¾ cup) whole milk; 5 garlic cloves, crushed; 30 g (1 oz) fine breadcrumbs for the topping; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 pinch of grated nutmeg

Baked salt cod and potato brandade

⏱ 60 minServes 6Medium520 kcal

A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.

01 — Ingredients6 servings

1 kg (2.2 lb)salt cod fillets
500 g (18 oz)Charlotte potatoes (or other waxy potatoes)
300 ml (1¼ cups)extra-virgin olive oil
200 ml (¾ cup)whole milk
5 clovesgarlic, crushed
30 g (1 oz)fine breadcrumbsfor the topping
2 tbsplemon juice
1 pinchgrated nutmeg

1 kg (2.2 lb) salt cod fillets
500 g (18 oz) Charlotte potatoes (or other waxy potatoes)
300 ml (1¼ cups) extra-virgin olive oil
200 ml (¾ cup) whole milk
5 cloves garlic, crushed
30 g (1 oz) fine breadcrumbs for the topping
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 pinch grated nutmeg

Serves 6. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.

02 — Equipment

1 large bowl for desalting (3 L / 3 qt)

1 large saucepan (22 cm / 9 in) for the cod

1 medium saucepan (16 cm / 6 in) for the milk

1 powerful food processor

1 large gratin dish (28 × 18 cm / 11 × 7 in)

1 paring knife

1 vegetable peeler for the potatoes

1 fan oven (200 °C / 400 °F)

03 — Method

Soak the salt cod in the large bowl of cold water for 24 hours to remove the salt, changing the water every 4 hours.
Poach the desalted cod in the large pan of simmering water for 10 minutes until it flakes.
Flake the cod with a fork, removing the skin and bones.
Boil the peeled potatoes in salted water for 25 minutes, then mash with a fork.
Heat the milk with the crushed garlic in the small saucepan for 10 minutes to infuse.
In the food processor, blend the cod while drizzling in the olive oil and garlic milk until smooth.
Stir in the mashed potatoes, lemon and nutmeg, then bake for 20 minutes at 200 °C (400 °F) until golden.