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Balchi di Pisca

Balchi di Pisca

112 min · Serves 6 · By TheMealDB Import

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  • High Protein
  • Seafood
  • Dinner

Seafood

Adapted from visitaruba.com

Ingredients

For 6 servings

  • 1 Salt Cod
  • 3 MediumPotatoes
  • 1 Tomato
  • ½ Green Pepper
  • 1 mediumOnion
  • 1 clove peeled slicedGarlic
  • ½ tspTobasco Sauce
  • 1 DashNutmeg
  • 1 To tasteSalt
  • 1 To tastePepper
  • 1 Egg

Method

Prep 22 min · Cook 90 min

  1. 1These delectable fish balls can also be made with salmon or fish fillets. Substitute one large can of salmon or one pound of any white fish for the cod.
  2. 2Soak for twenty-four hours:
  3. 31 salted cod, or bakijow Discard the water.
  4. 4Place cod in saucepan with fresh water to cover. Simmer gently until the fish flakes easily when tested with the tines of a fork. Strain, reserving a bit of the broth. De bone the cod and set it aside for later use. In a saucepan, bring to boil in water to cover: 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced When the potatoes are tender, drain them well. Add the cod and mash the two ingredients thoroughly together.
  5. 5Place in the container of an electric blender:
  6. 61 tomato, peeled and chopped
  7. 71/2 green pepper, chopped
  8. 81 medium onion, peeled and chopped
  9. 91 clove garlic, slivered
  10. 101/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce, or minced hot pepper
  11. 11Dash of nutmeg
  12. 12Salt and pepper to taste
  13. 13Blend for a few seconds and pour the sauce over the mashed fish mixture. Combine these ingredients well and add 1 egg, beaten Mixture should be stiff enough to mold into balls about one and a half inches in diameter, If it's too dry, add the fish stock a tablespoon at a time. Fry the balls in hot, deep fat until golden brown.