Dishes include simply frying some pieces in oil and garlic on the stove.
It can be rolled in a breaded mixture or flour and baked in the oven along with other fish/seafood dishes.
My mother used to make a baccala soup by putting some pieces in a tomato mixture.
I don't make the soup because no one else really eats it. My family like some baked cod or baccala from the oven.
This can be dish # 3 and # 4 depending on whether you make the soup.
Baccala is a good addition to have for anyone who has a shellfish allergy and wants to partake in the Christmas Eve Seafood dinner.
Added note- don't over soak the fish in water to remove the salt. One year I did that and there was no taste left of the fish. It was very bland!
An old Italian rhyme- la la la, pesce frita, baccala!
I understand some Newfoundlanders still produce salt cod for their families. Personally, I've never tried this dish. And, I can't say it's something I'd try. It just doesn't look very appealing, compared to all your other seafood dishes.
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