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