Salt Cod With Flageolets

Name: Salt Cod With Flageolets
Ingredients: 2 pounds salt cod; 1 pound dried green flageolets; Bouquet garni; 1 small onion, stuck with cloves; 4 cloves garlic; Freshly ground pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 1 cup heavy cream; 2 tablespoons chopped chervil or parsley

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 pounds salt cod
1 pound dried green flageolets
Bouquet garni
1 small onion, stuck with cloves
4 cloves garlic
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons chopped chervil or parsley

Directions

1

Cut the salt cod into quarters and soak for 24 to 48 hours in several changes of water.
2

Soak the flageolets in water to cover for 24 hours.
3

Simmer the beans in water to cover for 30 to 45 minutes, with the bouquet garni, onion and one clove garlic, crushed.
4

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
5

Pat the cod dry with paper towels and season with pepper.
6

Lightly brown the fish on both sides in the peanut oil.
7

Place in a buttered ovenproof dish, sprinkle with remaining three cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped fine, and the cooked, drained flageolets.
8

Pour on the heavy cream and bake for 20 minutes.
9

Sprinkle with chopped chervil just before serving.