Salted Cod with Bacon and White Sauce

Salted cod is an ingredient with endless possibilities. This recipe has a Norwegian twist when served with fried bacon pieces, white sauce, and boiled vegetables. All our recipes are sourced from godfisk.no

Photo: Bent Raanes and Sarah Cameron Sørensen

Preparation Time: 40 min
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Servings

900 g dried stockfish, soaked and cleaned
50 g Bacon

White Sauce

1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp wheat flour
4 dl milk
0.25 tsp salt

Serve with

potato
carrot
snow peas

Method

White Sauce

Melt butter in a saucepan.
Stir in flour and whisk in about one-third of the milk.
Mix well and continue adding milk as needed. Season with salt to taste.

Stockfish

Cut the salted cod into serving portions and soak in unsalted, cold water in a saucepan.
Bring the salted cod to a boil, then simmer gently for about 5-10 minutes.
Cut the bacon into cubes and fry until crispy in a dry skillet.
Serve the salted cod with bacon, white sauce, boiled potatoes, carrots, and peas on the side.

Tip:You can use a ready-made packet of white sauce.