Best Bacalaítos Frituras De Bacalao Recipes

BACALAíTOS - FRIED CODFISH FRITTERS

Steps:

• Step 1 Soak fish in cold water for three hours or overnight in refrigerator. Step 2 Drain; rinse with cold water several times. Step 3 In a saucepan, cover codfish with water, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Step 4 Cool, remove skin and bones. Shred the fish. In bowl, make a batter by whisking together the flour, baking powder, Adobo and water. When smooth, mix in the garlic, cilantro and shredded fish. Step 5 In a skillet, heat 1⁄4 inch of oil on medium heat. Drop the batter by spoonful into hot oil and cook until golden brown. Drain on paper towel.

BACALAITOS | CODFISH FRITTERS

Steps:

• Rinse fish thoroughly before placing into a bowl of water. Refrigerate for 3 hours, then drain water and add fresh water. Repeat 1 more time.
• Drain water after the second 3 hour round. Place fish into a pot with 3 cups of water and vinegar. Bring water to a boil, lower heat to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat and let water cool.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl add in remaining ingredients, except for the water.
• Next, using a colander, drain fish into a new bowl, and reserve 1 cup of the salted fish water.
• Using your hands, shred fish as finely as desired.
• Add the 1 cup of salted water to the flour mixture, and mix together. Next, slowly add an additional cup of fresh water to the mixture. For a thinner and crispier bacalaito, add in up to another cup of fresh water. Mix together to form a pancake like batter.
• Next, fold in your fish and let batter sit for ten minutes.
• After 10 minutes, to a frying pan add in 1 1/2 inches of vegetable oil for frying. Once oil is hot, ladle in 1/4 cup of batter, in a long stride to create a long bacalaito.
• Fry until edges are lightly brown, and flip over. Cooking for 2-3 minutes per side, or longer for a crispier bacalaito.

FRITURAS DE BACALLAO (COD FISH FRITTERS)

Steps:

• soak the salted cod fish to get rid of the salt. add fresh water to a pot and boil for 30 mins. drain, and add fresh water and boil again 15 mins.
• meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together the rest of the ingredients...to the consistency of a batter.
• flake the cod and add to mixture...let stand in refrigerator at least 1 hour.
• add the vegetable oil to a pan, on med-high...add spoonfuls of the mixture, do not overcrowd the pan, treat as you would a pancake, when it bubbles up a bit, turn over till lightly golden brown.

BACALAITOS RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the bacalao in a bowl and fill it with water. Let it soak overnight (for at least 5 hours). Drain and rinse with water a couple of times to get rid of the excess salt. Transfer to a pot and fill with water. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 12 minutes. Remove from heat and let it cool down. Remove skin and bones (if any) and shred. Set aside. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, adobo, garlic powder, and onion powder. Slowly pour the water and whisk until everything is well incorporated and you have a thin batter. Mix in the shredded bacalao. In a large saucepan, heat oil. Drop around 2 Tbsp of batter into the hot oil and cook until golden. Repeat with the rest of the batter.

BACALAíTOS (FRITURAS DE BACALAO) RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Remoje el bacalao en agua fría por tres horas o un día antes en la nevera. Escurra y enjuague varias veces con agua fría. 2. En un olla, coloque el bacalao y cubralo con agua fría, hierva por 10 minutos. 3. Enfríe, quítele la piel y las espinas. Desmenúcelo. 4. En un recipiente hondo y grande mezcle la harina, el polvo de hornear, el adobo y el agua. Cuando la mezcla este suave, añada el ajo, el cilantro y el bacalao desmenuzado. 5. En una sartén, caliente 1/4 pulgada de aceite a temperatura de freír. Vierta la mezcla por cucharadas y fría hasta dorar. Retire con un cucharón de freír, escurra en papel toalla y sirva caliente. Salen aproximadamente 30 frituras Lugar de origen: Puerto Rico

CUBAN CODFISH FRITTERS, FRITURITAS DE BACALAO

Steps:

• 1. Soak cod fish the day before between 8/10 hours in large pot covered with cold water. Change water about every two hours finally leaving the cod soak overnight. Next mornring drain water and pour more cold water over the fish bring to a boil. Lower flame simmer for 10 minutes. Drain all of the water out again. With a fork shred the fish leaving it all shredded fine and set aside in a bowl.
• 2. Next make a batter add to a large bowl the flour, baking powder,goya sazon, garlic powder, black pepper, and diced cilantro or parsley, Mix well next add the broth and with a wire wisk mix real good. Lastly add the shredded fish. Incorporate the fish well throughout the batter.
• 3. Heat oil in a large skillet I like to use my cast iron skillet. Drop the batter by the tablespoon full into the hot oil fry each fritter until golden on both sides. Remove to a paper towel lined platter and let drain. Serve immedietly with wedges of sliced lemon or lime or serve along side your favorite dish. Enjoy.
• 4. I do not add any salt to the batter as the fish has some salt in it. Caution be carfull to not remove all of the salt from the cod as it is tasteless and bland with out any salt at all.