Salt Fish Fritters, a Health Eating Recipes

This Health Eating Recipes is perfect finger food. Serve with plenty of pepper sauce for dipping.

Ingredients

125g/4½oz salt cod, or other saltfish, soaked in water overnight (water changed several times)

100g/3½oz self-raising flour

¼ red pepper, diced

¼ green pepper, diced

¼ onion, finely diced

½ Scotch bonnet chilli, seeded and finely chopped (use ½ green chilli for a milder version )

freshly ground black pepper

vegetable oil, for shallow frying

Method

1. Drain the soaked salt cod and cook in boiling water for 20-25 minutes, or until the fish is flaky and tender. Drain the salt cod and flake the flesh, removing the skin and pin bones.
2. Tip the flour into a bowl and stir in enough cold water to make a thick paste (about 250ml/9fl oz). Stir in the salt cod, red and green peppers, onions, scotch bonnet pepper and season with freshly ground black pepper.
3. Heat 2.5cm/1in vegetable oil in a deep heavy-based frying pan until a breadcrumb sizzles and turns brown when dropped into it. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.)
4. Carefully place spoonfuls of the batter into the hot oil and fry for 2-3 minutes, or until the fritters are crisp and golden-brown (you may need to do this in batches). Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on kitchen paper to remove any excess oil.
5. Serve this Health Eating Recipes while still hot.

Inspired from https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/salt_fish_fritters_01411