Jamaican - Cod Fish Fritters

By Addylicious

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. salted codfish
• 1/2 lb. flour
• 2 onions
• 2 tomatoes (plummy)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 hot pepper-scotch bonnet if possible
• 2 stalks escallion
• 2 tbsp. oil
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• oil for frying

Preparation

Step 1

Soak codfish, preferably overnight. Drain, rinse under cold water, flake the fish, making sure to remove fish bones.

Chop finely, tomatoes, onion, garlic, escallion and pepper.

Saute in 2 tbsp. oil. Drain off oil and cool.

Add seasoning to raw codfish. Set aside.

Add baking powder to flour. Add codfish to flour.

Add enough water to make a medium batter.

Fry by tbsp. in about 1/2 inch of oil or deep fat until golden brown.

Drain on absorbent paper.
Serve hot.