Horderves anyone? Try my Codfish Ball recipe. It is the perfect Horderves or appetizer for any occasion.
INGREDIENTS :
- ½ lb. salted codfish
- 2 cups diced raw potato
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2 eggs, beaten
- Breadcrumbs
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Optional – Diced scotch bonnet for taste
This recipe is in my cookbook “Simple Jamaican Cooking with Winsome“.
METHOD:
- Soak codfish in water, preferably overnight.
- Boil for 1/2 hour.
- Drain, rinse under cold water and flake the fish making sure to remove fine bones.
- Boil diced potatoes for 20 minutes.
- Add butter, pepper and shredded fish to potatoes, mix well. If you like it spicy add the diced scotch bonnet pepper
- Form mixture into light, feathery balls.
- Dip in beaten egg then breadcrumbs.
- Fry in deep oil in fryer basket until golden brown.
- Drain on absorbent paper and serve very hot with cocktail sauce. (Yields 12)
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