Christmas’ Eve dinner? Crostini with Cod!

For the Christmas Eve dinner we are used to have no meat, just fish (as by Christian tradition). I would like to talk about the menu I prepared for my family, my most demanding and critical audience.

CROSTINI WITH COD:

Ingredients for 4 people:

600 gr dried soaked cod

2 pieces of garlic

parsley

bread

olive oil

salt and pepper

Divide the cod in two parts and wrap them in aluminum foil 

Put it in cold water and let it boil for half an hour. 

Cool and drip the cod then chop, salt and add few drops of lemon and pepper. 

In the past my grandparents used to press it in a “mortaio” with 6 spoons of olive oil until creamy then served it on baked bread. Today we can have the same result using electric mixers. 

This recipe comes from Grosseto area, in the rest of Italy, specifically in Veneto, we have a different version called baccala mantecato. To prepare this recipe boil and cold the cod, whip with 250 gr seed oil, serve on toasted bread. Enjoy!