How many calories in bacalhau à Brás
A plate of bacalhau à Brás has 550 kcal, with 30 g of protein.
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Bacalhau à Brás is shredded salt cod fried with onion and matchstick potatoes, then folded through with eggs until they just set. It is finished with black olives and parsley, and it comes from Lisbon.
A plate is 550 kcal, with 30 g of protein, 30 g of carbs and 34 g of fat. The cod and egg give the protein, the fried potatoes and olive oil give most of the fat.
It is one of the ways Portugal uses its cod, and there are said to be hundreds more.
Tips
- 1Use less oil in the pan, the potatoes are already fried.
- 2Have a big green salad with it.
- 3Take a smaller plate and add more of the salad.
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Questions
Is bacalhau à Brás high in protein?
Yes, about 30 g a plate.
What is bacalhau?
Dried salted cod. It is soaked in water for a day or more before cooking to take the salt out.
Where do the calories come from?
The fried potatoes and the olive oil. The cod itself is lean.
How many calories in half a plate?
About 275 kcal.
Who was Brás?
The story is that a tavern owner in Lisbon's Bairro Alto gave the dish his name. Nobody really knows much more than that.
