Instructions: Freshly ground black peper or cayenne pepper to taste

Salt cod the poor man fish is still cheap compared to some of the more exotic fresh fish. It is extremely versatile and generally used in every italian region cooked in hundreds of ways. It can be bought in Itay already soaked to save time. You will find it in good delicatessans.

Cut the salt cod into chunks and cover it skin down with water for 24 hours changing the water every 6 hours.

Put in a pan cover with fresh water and bring to the boil gently simmering for 1 hour or until the cod is cooked.

Drain and when cool discard the bones and the skin and break with your hands into flakes.

Put in a serving dish and mix carefully with the lemon juice garlic parsley oil olives and capers.

No salt is needed because the cod will have kept part of its own salt despite the soaking and cooling.

A couple of twists of freshly ground black pepper will do the trick though I prefer a little cayenne pepper.

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