Codfish Balls

Ingredients
1/2lb salted codfish
2cups diced, raw potatoes
1tbsp butter
1/2tsp pepper
2eggs beaten
bread crumbs
vegetable oil for deep frying






Steps:
1. Soak codfish water, preferably overnight. Boil for 1/2hr. Drain, rinse under cold water and flake the fish making sure to remove bones.
2. Boil diced potatoes for 20minutes.
3. Add butter, pepper and shredded fish to potatoes, mix well.
4. Form mixture into light, feathery balls. Dip in beaten egg then breadcrumbs.
5. Fry in deep oil in fryer basket until golden brown.
6. Drain on absorbent paper and serve very hot with a cocktail sauce.
(Serves 12)

Jamaican Saltfish (Codfish) Fritters

1/2 lb saltfish (salted codfish)
1/2 lb flour
2 onions
2 tomatoes (plummy)
2 cloves garlic
1/2 hot pepper (scotch bonnet is best)
2 stalks escallion
2tbsp oil
2tsp baking powder
oil for frying




Steps:
1. Soak saltfish, preferably overnight. Drain, rinse under cold water, flake the fish making sure to remove fish bones.
2. Chop finely, tomatoes, onion, garlic, escallion and pepper.
3. Saute in 2tbsp oil. Drain off oil and cool.
4. Add seasoning to raw codfish. Set aside.
5. Add baking powder to flour. Add codfish to flour.
6. Add enough water to make a medium batter.
7. Fry by tbsp in about 1/2 inch of oil or deep fat until golden brown.
8. Drain on absorbent paper.
9. Serve hot.
(Serves 24)