Salt Cod
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the cod
Soak the salt cod in water overnight to freshen it.
Place the cod in cold water and bring it gradually to a boil.
Reduce heat and keep the cod hot for 30 minutes.
Form and fry
Flake the cod and mix it with an equal amount of mashed potatoes.
Form the mixture into balls and fry them in a griddle or boiling oil.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Salt cod
- Provides the main savoury flavour and the flaky body of the balls.
- Mashed potatoes
- Binds the flaked cod and adds moisture and a soft texture to the mixture.
The step that matters
Bringing the cod gradually to a boil. Heating the cod slowly from cold water helps it cook evenly and stay tender rather than tough and dry. Keeping it below a hard boil during the hold also protects its texture.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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