FLORENTINE STYLE BACCALà RECIPE - BACCALà ALLA FIORENTINA RECIPE

Florentine style Baccalà Recipe - Baccalà alla Fiorentina Recipe image

Provided by á-25630

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 pounds (1 k) soaked baccalà (link to instructions below) cut into two-inch slices across the grain and floured
1/2 cup of olive oil
2-3 crushed pealed cloves of garlic
Freshly ground pepper
White wine
1 pound (450 g) pealed, seeded fresh tomatoes or 3/4 pound canned tomatoes.
A bunch of parsley, minced

Steps:

Heat the oil in a pan and add the garlic. When it's lightly browned, add the fish, shifting it about gently lest it stick. When one side's browned, turn it gently and brown the other. Add a pinch of freshly ground pepper (salt shouldn't be necessary) and sprinkle with a little bit of wine. When the wine has evaporated, add the tomatoes and continue cooking for a few minutes, till the sauce is cooked; sprinkle with the minced parsley and serve hot. Serves four. Baccalà alla fiorentina is often served with plain boiled chick peas. If you add a shredded hot pepper to the tomato sauce, you will have baccalà alla Livornese. A wine? White, and since we're in Tuscany, Vernaccia di San Gimignano