Portions: 6 servings Calories: 194kcal |
Quick and easy, these fantastic fried cod bites are perfect as a light dish for a nice lunch, or as an appetizer if you're serving a hearty meal. If you also like fish, you're sure to love this dish.
By - Revised . Original Mar 23, 2014.
Codfish Cakes with Potato [Video+Recipe].
Why we ❤️ it
- These fantastic fried cod bites are perfect as a light dish for a nice lunch, as an appetizer if you're serving a hearty meal, or as a snack.
- Quick and easy, if you like fish too, you're sure to love this dish.
- It's a versatile dish that can be used in many ways.
Codfish Cakes with Potato [Video+Recipe]
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Ingredients
For the dressing
- 1 cup low-fat unsweetened yogurt
- 2 teaspoons caper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon sugar (white, granulated)
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
For the fritters
- 9 onces bacalao (salted codfish)
- ¾ pound waxy potatoes
- 1 red onion, (small)
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper, (freshly-cracked, or ground)
- 1 egg, (large)
- ¼ cup oil for frying
Video
Preparation
1. Mixing the dressing
Combine yogurt, capers, salt, sugar, and cayenne pepper.Mix well, and let it rest in the fridge while you finish cooking the fish cakes.
2. Grating potatoes
- Peel the potatoes and grate them using the coarsest side of the box grater.Grate the onion on the same side.
3. Mincing fish in food processor
Dice the fish fillets and mince them in a food processor.
4. Mixing ingredients
In a bowl, combine the cod and grated potato, onion, parsley, salt, pepper, and egg.Mix well.
5. Frying
- Heat half the oil over medium-low heat in a large, non-stick frying pan.Fry the codfish and potato mixture by forming small patties with two tablespoons of the patties, never more than three at a time. Once brown on the bottom side, flip carefully and cook until golden brown all over.When you've gone through half of the mixture, add the remaining oil to the pan and heat again. Continue with the process until there is no more mixture.
6. Serving
- Place on a plate covered with a paper towel to absorb excess oil.Serve alongside the yogurt dressing.
Top tips
- Frying: These are more pan-fried than deep-fried, so I use half of it, then add more so the oil is not soaked into the fritters.
- Using eggs: Egg is the best binder for fish cakes; it works great in traditional Danish fish balls so it will work just as well in this one. The starch in the potatoes helps, too.
- Other fish options: You can use any white fish for this recipe.
Serving suggestions
I had these codfish and potato fritters as lunch, served on a bed of shredded lettuce and the dressing (great too with pre-made tartar sauce, or mustard). Two or three of these will make a very satisfying meal.
These go great drizzled with some lemon juice, so if you have any, serve some wedges on the side.
They can also be served as a side dish or starter in a larger meal.
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Nutrition
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Hello I just found your page while searching the internet for some recipes and I’m so glad I found it! I’m loving all of your recipes but I would love to know the serving size for each recipe because I usually cook for a lot of people.Thank you for sharing!
Hi Maria, thanks for visiting. All the recipes have the servings they yield, they are in the same area where the cooking times, preparation, etc. are.
Thank you for all the great recipes.
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Thank you, Clara, for a very well put together webbie. My Grams hailed from Newfoundland, Canada. Cod was a huge staple in her life, along with her 10 siblings. (Really) Ergo, potatoes were always added, to stretch the meal. Further, have you ever baked fresh cod with salsa? Delish. Just… Read more »
This looks amazing! And would love to try it. Just wondering though, can the salted cod fish be replaced by fresh unsalted cod? Thanks for sharing these recipes!
Cooking times, flavors and texture will be different. But you can try it as a different dish.
I'll definitely try this recipe.