Cod And Potato Croquettes

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 14 ounces dry salted cod (soaked overnight in water)
• 5 medium potatoes (peeled, cooked and mashed)
• 4 eggs
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 5 tablespoons dry wine or 5 tablespoons any kind broth
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 pinch black pepper
• oil (for deep frying)

Recipe

• 1 after soaking cod overnight, change water.
• 2 place cod in pot with enough water to cover it and boil cod for 15-20 minutes.
• 3 remove from stove top, drain, let it cool and flake.
• 4 peel and boil the potatoes in pot with a bit of salt, drain potatoes, and mash.
• 5 let potatoes cool (i stick them in the freezer for quick cooling).
• 6 place potatoes, cod, parsley, eggs, onions, nutmeg, garlic powder, pepper in a bowl and mix together.
• 7 now add the wine or broth until you get a nice mashed potato consistency.
• 8 taste for salt and add if needed.
• 9 heat oil in deep fryer or a wok until very hot.
• 10 reduce heat to medium, high.
• 11 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.
• 12 drop it into very hot oil.
• 13 and fry until golden brown, turning patty to brown on both sides.
• 14 remove from oil and place on paper towel to drain.
• 15 note: do not place more then 6 patty's into oil so not to cause oil to over flow.