Best Cod Croquettes Sweet Red Pepper Gravy And Mashed Potatoes With Spinach Recipes

COD AND POTATO CROQUETTES

Steps:

• after soaking cod overnight, change water.
• place cod in pot with enough water to cover it and boil cod for 15-20 minutes.
• remove from stove top, drain, let it cool and flake.
• peel and boil the potatoes in pot with a bit of salt, drain potatoes, and mash.
• let potatoes cool (I stick them in the freezer for quick cooling).
• place potatoes, cod, parsley, eggs, onions, nutmeg, garlic powder, pepper in a bowl and mix together.
• now add the wine or broth until you get a nice mashed potato consistency.
• taste for salt and add if needed.
• heat oil in deep fryer or a wok until very hot.
• reduce heat to medium, high.
• grab mixture with a tablespoon, with an other tablespoon grab same mixture working with tablespoons from back to front, until you get an oval shape patty.
• drop it into very hot oil.
• and fry until golden brown, turning patty to brown on both sides.
• remove from oil and place on paper towel to drain.
• Note: do NOT place more then 6 patty's into oil so not to cause oil to over flow.

COD CROQUETTES

Steps:

• Bring 1/2-inch water to a simmer in a large nonstick skillet.
• Zest a lemon and reserve. Cut lemon and season the fish the some lemon juice and salt and add to the simmering water.
• Cover pan and cook fish 8 minutes.
• Remove and flake fish into a bowl.
• Discard water and wipe out pan, returning it to heat over medium flame and add 1/4 cup vegetable oil. To the fish, add reserved lemon zest, seafood seasoning, celery, onion, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper to fish. Add egg and 1 cup of the bread crumbs. Form 8 fish patties and toss in remaining bread crumbs to set the patties.
• Add 1/4 cup vegetable oil to the cleaned out pan and heat over medium flame.
• Cook patties in the oil for 4 to 5 minutes on each side until golden and reserve under foil or in warm oven.

COD CROQUETTES AND RED BELL PEPPER GRAVY WITH SPINACH MASHERS

Steps:

• Bring 1/2 inch water to a simmer in a large nonstick skillet. Zest the lemon and reserve. Cut the lemon and season the fish with lemon juice and salt, then add the fish to the simmering water. Cover the pan and cook the fish for 8 minutes.
• Remove the fish and flake it into a bowl. Discard the poaching water and wipe out the pan, returning it to the heat over a medium flame to heat up the 1/4 cup vegetable oil. Add the reserved lemon zest, celery, onions, Old Bay, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper to the fish. Add the egg yolk and 1 cup of the bread crumbs. Form 8 fish patties and coat in the remaining bread crumbs to set the patties.
• Cook the patties for 4 to 5 minutes on each side until golden and reserve under a foil tent as with the meat croquettes. Return the skillet to the heat again and melt 2 tablespoons of the butter, then add the red bell peppers and shallots and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for a minute more. Whisk in the stock to make a red pepper gravy. Season the gravy with a little salt and pepper.
• Continue with the potatoes and serve as in the master recipe, #74.

COD WITH SWEET PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, combine the first 7 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until onion is tender, 6-8 minutes. , Arrange fish and peppers over onion mixture. Cover and simmer until fish flakes easily with a fork and peppers are tender, 6-9 minutes. Remove fish and vegetables and keep warm. , Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into pan juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Spoon over fish and vegetables. Serve with lemon.