Balchi di Pisca

Prepare

1. 🥄These delectable fish balls can also be made with salmon or fish fillets.
2. 🔥Substitute one large can of salmon or one pound of any white fish for the cod.

Steps

1. 🔥Soak for twenty-four hours:
2. 🧂1 salted cod, or bakijow Discard the water.
3. 🍳Place cod in saucepan with fresh water to cover.

Cook

1. 🧂Simmer gently until the fish flakes easily when tested with the tines of a fork.

Steps

1. 🍳Strain, reserving a bit of the broth.
2. 🫇De bone the cod and set it aside for later use.

Prepare

1. 🫇In a saucepan, bring to boil in water to cover: 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced When the potatoes are tender, drain them well.

Steps

1. 🍽️Add the cod and mash the two ingredients thoroughly together.
2. 🌿Place in the container of an electric blender:

Prepare

1. 🌿1 tomato, peeled and chopped
2. ✨1/2 green pepper, chopped
3. 🥄1 medium onion, peeled and chopped

Steps

1. ✨1 clove garlic, slivered
2. 🥄1/2 tsp.
3. 🔥Tabasco sauce, or minced hot pepper
4. 🧂Dash of nutmeg
5. 🍳Salt and pepper to taste

Prepare

1. 🥄Blend for a few seconds and pour the sauce over the mashed fish mixture.
2. 🔥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.

Cook

1. 🔥Fry the balls in hot, deep fat until golden brown.