Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1/2 pound boneless salted cod fish or use any white fish
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ½ medium onion finely diced
- ½ teaspoon minced scotch bonnet pepper (replace with hot sauce)
- 3 tablespoon parsley minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme minced
- 2 tablespoons minced bell pepper
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 -1/2 cup milk or water
- Freshly grated pepper to taste
- Vegetable oil for frying (about 3 cups)
Instruction
- Soak salt fish in water overnight or several days (water changed several times). Drain and shred fish using a food processor to achieve a really fine shred. If not finely shred by hands
- Combine the dry ingredients, flour baking powder, smoked paprika, granulated garlic and sugar. Stir for about a minute then add onions, salted shredded fish, thyme, and red bell pepper, scotch bonnet parsley and egg
- Whisk until ingredients have been blended. Then add milk gradually starting from about 1/3 cup until desired thickness.
- Adjust seasonings.
- You may have to do a test taste first
- Heat oil to 350 degrees in a skillet or saucepan. You may also use the oil test by dropping a 1-inch square of bread into the oil. If it takes 60 seconds to brown, then the oil is at around 350 degrees.
- Carefully place spoonfuls of the batter into the hot oil and fry for 3-4- minutes, or until the fritters are crisp and golden-brown (you may need to do this in batches). Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- You may drain on paper napkin to remove any excess oil