Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, saltfish fritters. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Jamaican Saltfish Fritters recipe aka Bajan bakes in Barbados! However as we come from a Jamaican background they are Saltfish Fritters. The sight and smell always make our senses glitter!
Saltfish Fritters is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Saltfish Fritters is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook saltfish fritters using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Saltfish Fritters:
- Get 200 g Saltfish (Cod/Whitefish)
- Make ready Half Green Bell Pepper
- Get Half Red Bell Pepper
- Make ready Handful Parsley
- Make ready 1 Scotch Bonnet
- Get 2 Garlic Cloves
- Take 3 Spring Onions
- Make ready 1 Egg
- Prepare 120 g Plain Flour
- Get 125 ml Coconut Milk (or Water)
- Take 1 Tsp Paprika
- Get 2 Tsp All Purpose
- Take 1 Tsp Mixed Herbs
- Make ready 1 Tsp Thyme
- Take 2 Tsp Baking Powder
I like to think of these salt fish fritters as your ticket to a Caribbean culinary vacation, without the high price of a plane ticket or hotel room. Can this Jamaican salt fish fritters really make you get a taste of the Caribbean? In Jamaica, it is called Saltfish, Cod Fish or some say Salted Cod fish. I refer to it as Saltfish.
Steps to make Saltfish Fritters:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Saltfish is a white meaty fish that is preserved with salt by drying it out. This preservation process makes the Salt fish stay longer. Salted Cod Fish or Saltfish can be found in West Indian or Caribbean. Saltfish Fritters aka stamp and go or (flitters as my grandmother called them) is my absolute favourite Jamaican savoury appetizer so much so, that I felt compelled to share the recipe with you all. The crispiest, Caribbean style fish cakes that are lightly seasoned then the batter is fried to a golden crisp.
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