Guanimes con Bacalao (Cornmeal Dumplings with Salt Cod)

Name: Guanimes con Bacalao (Cornmeal Dumplings with Salt Cod)
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 pound, salt cod; ½ cup, vegetable oil; 1½ teaspoons, annatto seeds; 2¼ cups chopped, onion; 1 large, Cubanelle pepper (5 ounces), stemmed, seeded, halved crosswise, and cut into thin strips (1 cup); 4 ounces, ajíes dulces, stemmed, seeded, and chopped (about 1/2 cup); 5 , garlic cloves, minced; ¾ teaspoon, table salt; ½ teaspoon, dried oregano; 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; ⅓ cup coarsely chopped fresh recao or, cilantro; ¼ cup thinly sliced pimento-stuffed Manzanilla, olives; ¾ teaspoon, table salt; 1¼ cups (6¼ ounces), cornmeal

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2022

A beautiful family tradition from the mountains of Puerto Rico.

SERVES4

TIME1¾ hours, plus 24 hours soaking

Guanimes con Bacalao (Cornmeal Dumplings with Salt Cod)

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Guanimes con bacalao is a stew eaten throughout Puerto Rico that combines the brininess of salt cod with the fruitiness of peppers in a lusciously rich sauce. Our version is based on the one at Casa Vieja in Ciales, Puerto Rico; you can rea...

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