| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Seafood, Eggs, Vegetables, Grains |
Lao |
Fish, Cuba, Update, Archived |
25 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
lb |
Dried salt cod |
| 4 |
md |
All-purpose potatoes, peeled and cubed |
| 2 |
|
Cloves garlic, crushed |
| 1 |
tb |
Salted butter, softened |
|
|
Salt to taste |
|
|
Generous grindings of black pepper |
| 2 |
lg |
Eggs, lightly beaten |
| 2 |
tb |
Minced fresh parsley |
| 1 |
c |
Cracker meal or very fine bread crumbs |
|
|
Peanut or vegetable oil for frying |
|
|
Fresh lime juice to taste |
| 1 |
|
Drain the fish, place it in a small saucepan, cover with fresh water, |
INSTRUCTIONS
and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, and
simmer 5 minutes. Drain and cool the fish, remove any skin and bones, and
flake. 2. In a medium-size saucepan over medium-high heat, cover the
potatoes and garlic with salted water, bring to a boil, and cook until
tender, 20 to 25 minutes, then drain. 3. Mash the potatoes, using a potato
masher or fork, add the flaked fish, butter, salt, pepper, eggs, and
parsley, and mix well. Refrigerate the mixture at least 30 minutes. 4.
Sprinkle a light layer of cracker meal on a work surface. Taking a generous
tablespoonful of the codfish mixture in the palm of your hand, form it into
a ball about 1 l/2 inches in diameter, and roll it in the crumbs; repeat
with all the codfish mixture, renewing the crumbs when necessary. 5.
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet or deep
fryer over medium-high heat, heat 2 to 3 inches of oil to 375 degrees, or
until a drop of batter sizzles when it touches the oil, and fry the puffs
until golden brown on all sides, turning with a slotted spoon. Do not fry
too many at once or the oil temperature will fall and they will be soggy
rather than crisp. Place the puffs on a paper- towel-lined platter in the
oven until all have been cooked, and serve hot, sprinkled with lime juice.
Makes 25 to 50 puffs Mary Urrutia Randelman "Memories of a Cuban Kitchen"
(Macmillan, 1992) BOLITAS DE BACALAO Y PAPA Codfish and Potato Puffs
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip
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