Codfish Cakes
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Combine the codfish and grated potatoes in a bowl and mix well until fully combined.
Shape the mixture into cakes.
Cook
Fry the cakes in a skillet over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.
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
- Codfish
- Provides the savory flavor and the main body of the cakes.
- Potatoes
- Bind the mixture and add starch that helps the cakes hold their shape.
The step that matters
Shape and fry the cakes. If the mixture is too wet or loosely formed, the cakes can fall apart in the pan. Packing them firmly before frying helps them hold together and brown evenly on both sides.
“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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