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Picillo de Pescado ( Salted Fish with Tomato and Onions) |mycolombianrecipes.com

Picillo de Pescado (Salted Fish with Tomato and Onions)

Erica Dinho
5 from 4 votes
Servings 4

Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound of salted codfish bacalao
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 1 white onion diced
  • 3 scallions diced
  • 3 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 2 large tomatoes chopped
  • Salt and ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon of ground achiote or color

Instructions
 

  • Soak the codfish overnight in water, changing the water 2 times.
  • In a medium pot, with enough water to cover the salted codfish, cook for about 15 minutes. Strain and remove any bones. Set aside.
  • In a large sauce pan warm the oil. Add the onion, scallions, red bell pepper, tomato and garlic. Cook until all the vegetables are soft. Season with salt and pepper. Add the fish, stir well and cook for about 5 minutes more.
  • Serve warm with arepa on the side.
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