Codfish Cakes using Salt Cod

Submitted by Aroostook

"An old-time recipe that used to be my grandfather's favorite cold weather meal. The hot sauce is a new addition...=)"

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb salt cod fish
• 1⁄2 cup dried breadcrumbs
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 2 1⁄2 cups mashed potatoes
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil, for frying
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

directions

1. Soak the fish in cold water for at least 6 hours or overnight.
2. Change the water at least 3 times during the soaking.
3. Remove the fish from the water and rinse well.
4. Place it in a saucepan filled with fresh cold water and set it over medium-high heat.
5. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
6. Drain the fish and let stand until cool enough to handle.
7. Combine the breadcrumbs and milk in a small bowl and let soak.
8. Using a fork, flake the fish, removing any bones, into a large bowl.
9. Add the bread crumb mixture, the potatoes, butter, pepper, and hot pepper sauce.
10. Mix until well combined.
11. Form the mixture into 2 1/2-inch cakes.
12. Heat half the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
13. Cook until the cakes are browned on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.

Reviews

[evelynathens]

I got some nice, thick salt cod fillets for this recipe and we all liked it very much. I would have liked a wee bit more flavour and think that a minced onion and a bit of garlic would be good additions. I do like the texture of salt cod so much better than regular cod, and we have it often, so we'll be making these again. Definitely a better fish finger for the kids.

 

[kiwidutch]

EXCELLENT recipe... salt cod has a much better flavour than many usual white fish varieties and this recipe makes the most of that wonderful flavour. We liked this so much that I made a small salad and DH and I just had these with it for dinner... and enjoyed every second of it too. I used Tabasco for the hot sauce and found my parsley was in very sad state indeed, so used coriander / cilantro instead, for the rest I folled the recipe exactly. Please see my rating system: 5 stars for a recipe that has already been enthusiastically requested again by DH and I will be making it often in the future because it is simply devine. Thanks!

 

[bobybaloony]

wow .. i had 2 fried onion and garlic to taste and it was amazing .. remember me gaspé canada

 

[Sageca]

This came out so good!!!! i made this quite a while ago but completely forgot to review it; another senior moment.Important is hat we loved it!!!!Thanks for posting.

 

[Geri G.]

I love this recipe...it's very much like my grandmother's. She added an egg to ensure that fish cakes stayed together while cooking. I always cook the batter at room temperature. If you haven't tried this, you don't know what you are missing!! PS One important ingredient that I forgot to mention was grated parmesan cheese. Add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup to the mix of ingredients to provide a nice additional flavor.