Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Codfish Cakes

Ingredients

  • Codfish
  • Potatoes
  • Eggs
  • Butter
  • Pepper
  • Flour
  • Lard

Directions

  1. Soak the codfish all night, then scald for 10 minutes.
  2. Put to codfish equal quantity of potatoes boiled and mashed.
  3. Moisten it with beaten eggs, a bit of butter, and a little pepper.
  4. Form mixture into round cakes, about 1/2 and inch thick, and roll each of them in flour.
  5. Bring lard to a boil. 
  6. Fry in hot lard until they are a delicate brown (the cakes must be fried gently).
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Cha'Qalyn Brown
Louisiana Anthology
June 10, 2020

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