Bolinhos de BacalhauI did say that I will be doing Bacalhau soon and I like to keep my word. So last week I bought a nice piece of salted cod (morue in French and bacalhau in Portuguese) and promptly put it into water for more than 24 hours, taking care to change its water at least 3 times. And then last night I made Bolinhos de Bacalhau with them, and am pleased to report that Baby Girl who has decided recently that she doesn't like fish ate the most of those balls.
500g Salted Cod
Pepper
Bay Leaf
Onion
2-3 Potatoes
2 Eggs
Fresh Parsley
A pinch of Nutmeg
Prepare the cod by rinsing it of its salt i.e. putting it in cold water for at least 12 hours and changing the water at least 3 times. If you can, run it under trickling tap for a few hours.
Drain the cod.
In a frying pan, dry grill the cod skin side down with the sliced onions, pepper and bay leaf. Add in 500ml of water (or enough to cover the fish entirely) and bring it to the boil. Lower heat quickly (or the fish will become tough), cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Turn off heat and let it cool.
Boil the potatoes and remove their skins. Mash them with a fork. Let it cool.
Drain the cod, remove the bones and skin and mash it with a fork. It is best mashed finely so that you wouldn't get bits to chew but I like them in pieces so I didn't mash them too much. Add the fish to the mashed potatoes and mix in the beaten eggs, chopped parsley and a pinch of nutmeg. Do not add in any salt, the fish will normally be quite salty still. Let the mixture rest for 30 minutes.
Heat up the oil to 190ºC. Hold a fork or spoon in one hand and scoop some of the mixture into the other. Shape it into a ball and put it into the hot oil. Fry for 4 minutes. Serve hot, goes well as an appetiser.
5 commentaires:
Oh great to hear that she's eating again. She must be well so. Not saying your food is not great. Just, sometimes when they are ill that way, they eat anything that is presented to them afterwards. Kind of deprived and making up for it. Poor child. She must have missed eating. But maybe after this, she'll start to love fish. But my guess is mummy made it too yummy to resist. ;)
Bacalhau is tasty when it's done properly! And Baby Girl has an excellent appetite...
you're an international cooker ! there is nothing you can't do !!!
Sergio, thanks, but my bacalhau is surely not as tasty as the ones you have in Portugal!
I've been following your blog for a while now & really want to thank you for this. You always have the most eclectic collection of recipes.
I just did another batch of these & they are great. I'd also put up your recipe on my blog. Hope that's all right with you, if not I'll remove it.
Cheers,
Mei
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