Pastéis de bacalhau com maçã e ovo

Ingredientes

• 2 desalted cod steaks (about 500 grams / (17 1/2 ounces))
• 1 medium onion
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 eggs
• 50 ml / (3 1/3 tablespoons) olive oil
• 2 medium red apples
• Pepper (to taste)
• Nutmeg (to taste)
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 200 grams / (7 ounces) frozen puff pastry

Modo de preparo

1. 1

   Put the cod in a saucepan with water and boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook about 6 to 7 minutes. When the cod is cooked, drain it with a skimmer. Remove the skin and bones and flake the cod with a fork; set aside.

2. 2

   Boil the eggs in another saucepan. When the eggs are cooked, peel them and cut into slices; set aside.

3. 3

   Wash, peel the apples and remove the seeds. Cut into quarters and put them together with the water and the brown sugar in a saucepan over low heat about 10 minutes until caramelize, stirring occasionally.

4. 4

   Put the olive oil and the chopped onion in a saucepan and saute over low heat until the onion start to turn slightly golden. Add the flaked cod, season with some pepper and nutmeg and cook about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. 5

   Preheat the oven to 180ºC / (350ºF). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.

6. 6

   Put the dough on a table sprinkled with some flour and roll out the pastry with a rolling pin. Cut the dough into squares (6 squares with 10 centimeters / (4 inches)).

7. 7

   On top of a square dough, place a layer of egg slices, a cod layer and another of apple. Put on top another square dough and repeat the same procedure. Close with a square dough and brush with beaten egg yolk. Repeat the same procedure for the other puff.

8. 8

   Put the puffs on the baking tray and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

9. 9

   Remove the puffs from the oven and serve with lettuce salad.