Flourless cod and potato fritters recipe

The cod and potato fritters without flour that I share originate from Portugal and are a kind of cod croquettes without béchamel that are fried directly without coating them with flour and egg as is commonly done.

With this recipe for typical Portuguese cod fritters for Easter or Holy Week, you will get a fabulous and tasty appetizer, tapa or starter, ready to eat at any time of the day.

If you don’t know how to make cod and potato fritters, keep reading the ingredients and the step by step and you will see how much easier they are to make than they seem.

Ingredients to make flourless cod and potato fritters:

• 2 cups of mashed potatoes
• 2 cups of shredded salted cod
• ½ cup breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 small onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• chopped parsley to taste
• Salt to taste
• Mild oil for frying

How to make cod and potato fritters without flour:

1. To make the mashed potatoes, cook them in the pressure cooker for 15 minutes or until they are well cooked. Make the puree and reserve.
2. Trick: Cut the potatoes into pieces so they cook faster.
3. Cook the already desalted cod and change the water once. That is, place the fish in a pot with water to cover and once it boils, throw away the water and add again. When it boils again, turn off the heat, drain the fish well and set it aside.
4. Make a sauce with the olive oil, the onion and the chopped garlic. This will add much more flavor to the cod with potato balls.
5. In a bowl add the mashed potatoes, the crumbled cod, the well-done sauce and the rest of the ingredients of the potato and cod fritters recipe. Mix well until a homogeneous mass is left.
6. With two spoons, form the cod fritters with boiled potatoes. Pass the dough from one spoon to another, pressing slightly to shape it as shown in the image. What do you think of these Portuguese cod and potato fritters?
7. Fry the yeast-free cod fritters in a pot with hot oil until they start to turn golden.
8. Serve the cod and potato fritters without flour hot, warm or cold, alone or accompanied by a homemade mayonnaise.