Frituras De Bacallao Cod Fish Fritters Recipes

BACALAITOS | CODFISH FRITTERS

Steps:

• Rinse fish thoroughly before placing into a bowl of water. Refrigerate for 3 hours, then drain water and add fresh water. Repeat 1 more time.
• Drain water after the second 3 hour round. Place fish into a pot with 3 cups of water and vinegar. Bring water to a boil, lower heat to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat and let water cool.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl add in remaining ingredients, except for the water.
• Next, using a colander, drain fish into a new bowl, and reserve 1 cup of the salted fish water.
• Using your hands, shred fish as finely as desired.
• Add the 1 cup of salted water to the flour mixture, and mix together. Next, slowly add an additional cup of fresh water to the mixture. For a thinner and crispier bacalaito, add in up to another cup of fresh water. Mix together to form a pancake like batter.
• Next, fold in your fish and let batter sit for ten minutes.
• After 10 minutes, to a frying pan add in 1 1/2 inches of vegetable oil for frying. Once oil is hot, ladle in 1/4 cup of batter, in a long stride to create a long bacalaito.
• Fry until edges are lightly brown, and flip over. Cooking for 2-3 minutes per side, or longer for a crispier bacalaito.

CUBAN CODFISH FRITTERS, FRITURITAS DE BACALAO

Steps:

• 1. Soak cod fish the day before between 8/10 hours in large pot covered with cold water. Change water about every two hours finally leaving the cod soak overnight. Next mornring drain water and pour more cold water over the fish bring to a boil. Lower flame simmer for 10 minutes. Drain all of the water out again. With a fork shred the fish leaving it all shredded fine and set aside in a bowl.
• 2. Next make a batter add to a large bowl the flour, baking powder,goya sazon, garlic powder, black pepper, and diced cilantro or parsley, Mix well next add the broth and with a wire wisk mix real good. Lastly add the shredded fish. Incorporate the fish well throughout the batter.
• 3. Heat oil in a large skillet I like to use my cast iron skillet. Drop the batter by the tablespoon full into the hot oil fry each fritter until golden on both sides. Remove to a paper towel lined platter and let drain. Serve immedietly with wedges of sliced lemon or lime or serve along side your favorite dish. Enjoy.
• 4. I do not add any salt to the batter as the fish has some salt in it. Caution be carfull to not remove all of the salt from the cod as it is tasteless and bland with out any salt at all.

FRITURAS DE BACALLAO (COD FISH FRITTERS)

Steps:

• soak the salted cod fish to get rid of the salt. add fresh water to a pot and boil for 30 mins. drain, and add fresh water and boil again 15 mins.
• meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together the rest of the ingredients...to the consistency of a batter.
• flake the cod and add to mixture...let stand in refrigerator at least 1 hour.
• add the vegetable oil to a pan, on med-high...add spoonfuls of the mixture, do not overcrowd the pan, treat as you would a pancake, when it bubbles up a bit, turn over till lightly golden brown.

BACALAITOS (CODFISH FRITTERS)

Steps:

• Drain salted cod. Boil fish in 3 cups of the water and the milk until tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. Remove cooked fish from liquid, shred and set aside to cool. Make a batter with the flour, baking powder and remaining water. Add cod, onions, peppers, garlic and cilantro. Deep fry spoonfuls of the batter in oil heated to 350 degrees until golden.