Bolinho de Bacalhao (Codfish Croquettes)
2018-08-14- Cuisine: Brazilian recipes
- Course: Everyday
- Skill Level: Easy
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- Yield: 20 pcs +/-
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 50m
- Ready In: 1:10 h
Bolinho de Bacalhao (Croquettes of Cod)
Bolinho de Bacalhao is an ancient food that revolutionized human food due to easy storage, as it was salty and retained its nutrients even after cutting and salting the product.
The first official recipe of the famous cod was in 1904 and came out in a cookbook called Treaty of Cuisine and Copa by Carlos Bandeira, a Portuguese Army official. Therefore, the croquette has Portuguese origins.
It is also known as cod croquettes and are a Mediterranean specialty. Much consumed in Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, Angola and Brazil.
Ingredients
- 500 g of cod fillets
- 300 g of Potatoes
- 20 g of Butter
- 1 White Onion
- Coriander to taste
- 6 Eggs separated Egg white from yolk
- Salt to taste
- Pepper as needed
Method
Step 1
Put the cod to soak for 5 hours, changing the water after every hour. To remove the salt and soften the fish.
Step 2
Boil the potatoes, after which peel them and keep them aside so they cool us down after which mash them.
Step 3
Boil the cod for 40 minutes, then drain it, fray it and mix it with the mashed potatoes.
Step 4
Put the cod to soak for 5 hours, changing the water after every hour. To remove the salt and soften the fish.
Step 5
Add the butter, 1 bunch of coriander, finely chopped onions with pepper and salt to taste.
Step 6
Beat the egg whites and set aside.
Step 7
Add the egg yolks to the mixture of cod with potatoes and stir in the beaten egg whites, stirring gently.
Step 8
Create balls with the mixture obtained or slightly elongated.
Step 9
Heat the oil in a high pan, when it is hot, fry the bolinhos de bacalhao until golden.
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