Codfish and Potato Fritters

By garciamoss

Ingredients

• For the dressing:
• 1 cup of unsweetened, low-fat yogurt
• 2 teaspoons of capers
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon of sugar
• A pinch of cayenne pepper
• For the fritters:
• 9 oz [0.9 kg] salted dry codfish
• 3/4 lb [0.34 kg] of waxy potatoes
• 1 small purple onion
• 2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon of freshly-cracked pepper
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup of oil for frying

Details

Adapted from dominicancooking.com

Preparation

Step 1

For the dressing:
Mix all the ingredients and let it rest in the fridge overnight.

For the fritters:
Rinse codfish with running water until all the superficial salt has been washed away. Shred codfish into small pieces and soak overnight in a gallon of water.
Sieve to get rid of the water. Taste it to make sure it isn't still salty (if it is it need to be soaked in clean water for another two hours).
Using two forks (or your very pretty hands) shred the codfish very finely.
Peel and grate the potatoes using the coarsest side of the grater. Grate onion on the same side.
Mix potato and codfish. Mix in onion, cilantro, salt, pepper and egg.
Heat half the oil over medium-low heat in a large non-stick frying pan.
Fry the codfish and potato mixture by forming small patties with two tablespoons of the patties, never more than 3 at a time. Once brown on the bottom side, flip carefully and cook until golden brown all over.
When you've gone through half of the mixture, add the remaining oil to the pan and heat again. Continue with the process until there is no more mixture.
Place on a plate covered with a paper towel to absorb excess oil.
Serve on lettuce alongside the yogurt dressing.