Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, bacalaitos ( cod fish fritters ). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look 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 popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Bacalaitos ( cod fish fritters ) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have bacalaitos ( cod fish fritters ) using 8 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Bacalaitos ( cod fish fritters ):
- Prepare 1 packages boneless cod fish
- Prepare 3 cup all purpose flour
- Get 1 adobo (goya)
- Get 1 envelope sazon (goya)
- Prepare 1 tbsp sofrito (use my sofrito recipe)
- Make ready 1 black pepper
- Get 1 tbsp baking powder
- Make ready 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.
Instructions 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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