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Bacalhau à Narcisa

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Bacalhau à Narcisa is a traditional Portuguese salt cod dish from Braga, in the Minho region of northern Portugal, also known as bacalhau à minhota or bacalhau à Braga. Loins of cod are fried in olive oil and served with thinly sliced potatoes and onions fried in the same oil, flavoured with bay leaves and cloves. The name comes from the Narcisa tavern in Braga, where the dish was served and became famous. The recipe is credited to Dona Eusébia, who died in 1972 and who took over the tavern from its original owner, Narcisa, in the mid 1930s. Other restaurants adopted the dish, and it is now counted among the signature dishes of Minho cuisine.

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Classification
Course
Main Course 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Fish or Shellfish 1
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In Cuisine

Portuguese Cuisine, Cuisines
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Prepared By Technique

Frying, Culinary Techniques
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Uses Ingredient

Bay Leaf, Ingredients
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Clove, Ingredients
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Cod, Ingredients
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Olive Oil, Ingredients
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Onion, Ingredients
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Potato, Ingredients
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Originated In

Braga

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It originated in Braga, where it was served in the restaurant of the same name.
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1. Bacalhau à Narcisa (source article)
  • Lead paragraph
    It consists of fried cod loins, accompanied by thinly sliced potatoes and onions that are fried in the same olive oil as the cod, together with bay leaves and cloves.
  • Lead paragraph [dietary-suitability]
    is a traditional Portuguese cod fish (bacalhau)
  • Second paragraph
    It originated in Braga, where it was served in the restaurant of the same name.
  • In Group: European Roasted, Grilled and Fried Dishes, Lead paragraph [in-group]
    It consists of fried cod loins
  • Uses Ingredient: Cod, Lead paragraph [uses-ingredient]
    fried cod loins
  • Uses Ingredient: Potato, Lead paragraph [uses-ingredient 2]
    thinly sliced potatoes
  • Uses Ingredient: Onion, Lead paragraph [uses-ingredient 3]
    thinly sliced potatoes and onions
  • Uses Ingredient: Olive Oil, Lead paragraph [uses-ingredient 4]
    fried in the same olive oil as the cod
  • Uses Ingredient: Bay Leaf, Lead paragraph [uses-ingredient 5]
    together with bay leaves and cloves
  • Uses Ingredient: Clove, Lead paragraph [uses-ingredient 5]
    together with bay leaves and cloves
  • Prepared By Technique: Frying, Lead sentence
    It consists of fried cod loins, accompanied by thinly sliced potatoes and onions that are
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