Recipe of Speedy Saltfish Fritters

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, saltfish fritters. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

When the oil is hot, drop rounded spoonfuls of batter into the skillet. Drain on paper towels and serve hot. Jamaican Saltfish Fritters recipe aka Bajan bakes in Barbados! However as we come from a Jamaican background they are Saltfish Fritters.

Saltfish Fritters is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Saltfish Fritters is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have saltfish fritters using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Saltfish Fritters:

1. Prepare 200 g Saltfish (Cod/Whitefish)
2. Take Half Green Bell Pepper
3. Get Half Red Bell Pepper
4. Prepare Handful Parsley
5. Prepare 1 Scotch Bonnet
6. Make ready 2 Garlic Cloves
7. Get 3 Spring Onions
8. Prepare 1 Egg
9. Prepare 120 g Plain Flour
10. Make ready 125 ml Coconut Milk (or Water)
11. Make ready 1 Tsp Paprika
12. Make ready 2 Tsp All Purpose
13. Make ready 1 Tsp Mixed Herbs
14. Take 1 Tsp Thyme
15. Prepare 2 Tsp Baking Powder

Add the Saltfish along with onions, garlic and bonnet peppers. Saltfish Fritters are always a treat! My mother used to make them as an easy Friday night dinner. Saltfish fritters, Fried Dumplings and some fried plantains (a veritable fried feast) and we were good to go.

Instructions to make Saltfish Fritters:

1. Either soak the Saltfish overnight in cold water (making sure to change the water several times) or boil in water for 10 minutes, drain the water and repeat boil for further 10 minutes.
2. Shred the fish in a large bowl using a fork or pulse in a food processor. Add to the Saltfish finely chopped or minced Spring Onions, Garlic, Parsley, Bell Peppers, Scotch Bonnet and Egg.
3. Mix the following dry ingredients together; Plain flour, Paprika, All Purpose, Mixed Herbs, Thyme and Baking Powder before combining with the wet ingredients. Gradually add the milk whilst mixing to achieve the desired thickness.
4. Heat oil in a deep pot on High/Medium heat and carefully using a teaspoon, scoop a spoonful of batter into the hot oil. Fry for a minute on each side depending on how small the bites are or until they are golden brown and thoroughly cooked in the middle.

My mother used to make them as an easy Friday night dinner. Saltfish fritters, Fried Dumplings and some fried plantains (a veritable fried feast) and we were good to go. I usually make them on Sundays after church as a simple lunch. One of Jamaica's most popular appetizers, this fish fritter can also be eaten as part of an island breakfast. Usually made from salt cod, it is said to be the original "fast food," getting its name from people stamping their feet to indicate their hurry and then taking it to eat on the run.

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