Italian · Dinner
Fried Salt Cod Fritters (Low-Calorie)
Salt cod is soaked to remove excess salt, flaked, and folded into a light mashed-potato batter with parsley and garlic before shallow-frying in a thin layer of oil until golden. Baking powder lifts the batter for crispness while reduced oil keeps this Italian appetizer under 400 calories.
$5
20 minsPrep
12 minsCook
32 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
298Calories
28.6gProtein
13.1gFat
19.2gCarbs
0.8gSugar
1.8gFiber
1450mgSodium
215mgChol
2.8gSat Fat
715mgPotassium
68mgCalcium
2.1mgIron
2.4mcgVitamin B12
12mgVitamin C
low-calorie
low-carb
low-calorie
Instructions
1
Prep
Soak the salt cod in cold water in the refrigerator for 12 hours, changing water two to three times until mildly salty.
2
Poach
Place drained cod in unsalted water over medium heat and poach 8 minutes until it flakes easily with a fork.
3
Build
Flake the cod finely and fold in the mashed potato, minced garlic, chopped parsley, egg, rice flour, baking powder and black pepper until cohesive.
4
Fry
Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat, drop tablespoon-sized mounds of batter, and fry 3 minutes per side until deep golden.
5
Plate
Arrange fritters on a plate with the lemon wedge alongside for squeezing.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 11 oz314g, presoaked and drained salt cod (baccala)
- 7 oz200g potato, boiled and peeled
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp parsley
- 22 small eggs
- 4 tbsp28g rice flour
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp28g olive oil, for shallow-frying
- 22 lemon wedge, for serving
- a pinch of black pepper
