Amaphikishi for Baccala: Italian-Style Salt Cod

I-Baccalà yi-cod usawoti (i-cod fish egcinwe ngokupakisha ngosawoti nokumisa) ethengiswa yi-slab, ukudla okungenakwenzeka ukuze ujabule. Ngempela, ngenxa yomlando wayo omkhulu, akekho owenza; kwakungabizi futhi kugcinwe kahle, okwenza kube ukudla okuhle kwabampofu, kanti nabanye, ngoLwesihlanu (lapho ukudla inyama bekuvinjelwe) futhi akukho nhlanzi entsha eyayitholakala. Kwakungukudla okuyisisekelo kubantu abaningi ezinsukwini ngaphambi kwefriji, ekugcineni bathola indlela yokudlela emikhiqizweni eminingi emhlabeni jikelele, ikakhulu eMedithera.

Umlobi ongumdabu wase-Italian uPellegrino Artusi, ekuboniseni izindlela zokupheka ze-baccalà encwadini yakhe yokupheka ethi La Scienza eCucina, waxwayisa abafundi bakhe ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi bangalindeli izimangaliso. Kodwa-ke, wafaka ezinye izindlela zokupheka ze-baccalà kunoma yimuphi omunye uhlobo lwezinhlanzi, okubonisa ukuthi uhlangane naye.

Iqiniso liwukuthi i-baccalà ephekwe kahle iyinjabulo: Qinisekile, ihlaziye kancane, futhi ayikho nhlobo inhlanzi enambithekeni. AmaNtaliyane angenisa i-baccalà, kanti nakuba abaningi bevela eNorway, abanye bathi izimpande zawo zihlangene namaPutukezi. Kunoma yikuphi, inqubo yendabuko yokukhiqiza i-baccalà ephezulu kufanele ithathe i-cod emithathu kuya kwezinyawo eziyisithupha, ihlukanise, ithulule usawoti izinsuku ezingaba ngu-10, bese uyayomisa kancane. Kunamabanga amaningana we-baccalà; ngaphambi kokuba ukudoba ngokweqile kuthathe umonakalo, okungcono kakhulu kwavela enhlanzi ebanjwe eLabrador, enyakatho-mpumalanga yeCanada.

Ngenxa yokuthi usawoti kakhulu wokulondolozwa, yonke i-baccalà idinga ukugijima ngaphambi kokuthi isetshenziswe.

Ama-platinum amaningi ase-Italy athengisa i-baccalà engenawo amanzi ngoLwesihlanu, kodwa ngikhetha ukuwuthengisa futhi ngizenzele ngokwami ​​- engabizi, futhi ngingakhetha ucezu engiwuthandayo futhi ngilungele ukuhamba ukuze ngifinyelele. I-baccalà enamafutha ifika ngo-1/2 kuya ku-1 intshi ephakeme, izingcezu ezibanzi eziphakathi kuka-3 kuya kwezingu-6 ububanzi obuyizingalo ezingu-12 kuya kwezingu-18 ubude (ama-7 kuya kwangu-15 ngamasentimitha angu-30 kuya ku-45), futhi zimsundu enyameni.

Inyama kufanele iphendule, ihlanganise, futhi ingabi nomuzwa; kufanele uzame ukukhetha ucezu lobuningi bomfaniswano ngakho-ke luzoqina ngokulinganayo.

Ukuze uyilungiselele, hlambulula usawoti bese uyigcoba emanzini abandayo amahora angu-12 noma ngaphezulu, kuye ngokuthi ubukhulu bawo bunjani (frijiza ngenkathi ushona esibusweni), ushintsha amanzi 2 kuya kwezingu-3. Uma sesifakiwe, yikhumba, ukhethe amathambo, futhi silungele ukusetshenziswa.

[Ehlelwe nguDanette St. Onge]

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