I think Eric Edgar has the righ answer Molho Cru use to be served with fish, my mom use to eat it all the time
See below i copiedand pasted his e-mail eric edgar to azores show details Aug 26 (4 days ago) Steve, This kind of dish is made all over Latin America, usually called ceviche or escabeche. A ceviche is usually made with citrus juice and escabeche with vinegar. It was brought by Spanish and Portuguese settlers and adapted to local ingredients. It is of Moorish origin. Many recipes can be found for it. The use of saffron in the recipe shows the strong Moorish influence. This version may be your family's adaptation or reflect their origins. The classic Iberian dish is called boquerones and is made with anchovies and other small fish. In Portugal and especially the Azores this is called a Molho Escabeche or Molho Cru and many recipes are found on the net. Here's one: Molho cru (muhl-CREW) is a Portuguese condiment served mainly with fish. This dish gets better with age ingredients 1 1/4 cups diced onion 3/4 cup water 1/2 cup cider vinegar 3/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro Preparation Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl; cover and chill at least 24 hours. Stir in parsley and cilantro just before serving. On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Steve Gomes <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes. Thank you for that information. My parents always called it, "Molho > Cru" > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 7:07 AM, Jason Fraga <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Bacalhau doesn't have to be salted to be 'bacalhau'. Bacalhau is "Cod". >> It can be fresh or salted. With regard to the cold dish that Steve was >> speaking of, my relatives really do (did) refer to it as just bacalhau. The >> equivalent scenario in English I suppose would be to call "Fettuccine >> Alfredo" simply, "Pasta". >> >> I just called my Grandmother to ask what the specialized name of the dish >> was (beyond bacalhau), and it translates as "Cold Sauce". She couldn't >> spell the second part of it, but Molho is definitely the first word. That >> lends a bit of creedence to what Eric's saying below about Molho Escabeche, >> although the second word didn't sound exactly like escabeche. >> >> We're talking about the same thing here though, as far as the cold dish >> with cod, onions, and vinegar. >> >> >> Respectfully, >> >> Jay Fraga >> Massachusetts >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: eric edgar >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 2:43 PM >> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] cold fish recipe >> Bacalhau is the salted codfish. There are hundreds of recipes for it. An >> accomplished Portuguese chef knows 365 recipes, one for everyday of the >> year. >> >> The Molho Escabeche can be used on any fish, whether it's rehydrated >> bacalau, raw fresh fish, fried fish, baked broiled or grilled. >> >> >> Eric Edgar >> >> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:45 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, that is what it is called! I remember it now that I see the name. >>> Sherry >>> >>> In a message dated 8/26/2011 10:13:28 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >>> [email protected] writes: >>> >>> Steve, that'd be bacalhau. There are heated and cold variations out >>> there. >>> >>> Jay Fraga >>> Massachusetts >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Steve Gomes" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 10:44 AM >>> Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] cold fish recipe >>> >>> >>> My mother and ava used to make a cold fish dish of white fish, >>> vinegar, raw onions, and saffron. Has anyone else had that in their >>> family? i cant find it on the Internet anywhere. I am wondering if >>> it is a dish my grandmother made up. >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions >>> when they arrive. >>> For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail >>> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the >>> right >>> that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions >>> when they arrive. >>> For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail >>> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. 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