Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, bacalaitos ( cod fish fritters ). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Today I am making Bacalaitos with my in-laws. This recipe is from Dimas who lives in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Bacalaítos are salt cod pancake-like fritters from Puerto Rico.
Bacalaitos ( cod fish fritters ) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Bacalaitos ( cod fish fritters ) is something that I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook bacalaitos ( cod fish fritters ) using 8 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Bacalaitos ( cod fish fritters ):
- Take 1 packages boneless cod fish
- Make ready 3 cup all purpose flour
- Take 1 adobo (goya)
- Prepare 1 envelope sazon (goya)
- Take 1 tbsp sofrito (use my sofrito recipe)
- Get 1 black pepper
- Make ready 1 tbsp baking powder
- Prepare 1 corn oil
Chill overnight, it makes for a less salty fish. These are served all over Miami and they are so good! Originally on the Goya Foods web site. Remove cooked fish from liquid, shred and set aside to cool.
Steps to make Bacalaitos ( cod fish fritters ):
- put cod fish in a pot filled with water and boil for 20 minutes
- drain water from pot and refill again with water put to boil for another 20 minutes
- this time drain water into a bowl for later use
- let cod fish cool to room temp
- in a mixing bowl add your flour and baking powder
- break up cod fish up cod fish with your fingers as much as u can and mix into your dry ingredients
- add your sofrito and mix with your hands
- start to add the broth from your mixture (some people tend to use a lot of that broth water I use some and just add regular water you don't want those fritters to be salty)
- mix until you get a nice pancake batter consistency
- now u add sazon adobo and black pepper to taste and mix
- in a frying pan heat up your corn oil to about 375° you want it nice and hot
- start to pour it batter into the frying pan fry till each side is a golden color flipping over only once
- put fritters on a paper towel or on a rack so oil can drain off and your fritters remain crispy
- enjoy
Codfish fritters or Bacalaitos can be found in various versions throughout the islands and are called stamp-and-go in Jamaica, saltfish accra in Trinidad, and fish cakes in Barbados. They are a mixture of flour, codfish and spices deep fried as either flat cakes or round balls. Bacalaitos (Codfish Fritters) a delicious side dish that can substitute meat or fish in your Dominican meal. Our recipe and video make them easy-to-prepare. Make Bacalaítos, or fried codfish fritters, using a GOYA® recipe that will take this incredibly popular Puerto Rican food into your home kitchen.
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