Description
Surprise your guests with these crunchy tasty fish flavored fritters that are so popular in the Puerto Rican culture.
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Ingredients
- ½ pound salted pollock fillets, desalted, cooked and shredded
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt (low sodium)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1½ cups water
- ½ cup skim milk
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 4 sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 or 2 cups canola oil for frying
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix baking powder, black pepper, flour and salt.
- Pour milk, water, minced galic, chopped cilantro and cooked shredded pollock.
- Stir until all the ingredients are well blended and a batter is formed.
- Set batter aside to thicken for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
- Heat oil in a 10-inch skillet to 365°F.
- Measure ¼ cup of salt cod batter and pour into skillet.
- Fry until golden brown on both sides.
- Place on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
- Serve warm.
Notes
If you prefer to cook the authentic salt cod, then see video and food blogging post on how to desalt, cook and shred salt cod.
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Keywords: Salt Cod Fritters, Bacalaíto Fritos