Cod meatballs recipe
If you want to learn how to make cod meatballs with an easy and quick recipe, don’t miss this step by step that we show you. These are homemade cod meatballs that do not contain any type of flour, but are prepared with cooked mashed potatoes. Therefore, they are suitable for celiacs, since they do not contain gluten, and ideal for lactose intolerant, since they do not contain milk either.
Although these cod meatballs are very easy to make, the truth is that there is a way that will allow you to prepare them in an even more comfortable way, you can read this recipe for cod and potato meatballs that we share below.
Ingredients to make Cod Meatballs:
- 100 grams of desalted shredded cod
- 2 large potatoes
- 1 egg
- 2 grams of sweet paprika (paprika)
- 3 grams of parsley
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 liter of oil for frying
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 pinch of pepper
How to make Cod Meatballs:
- Leave all the ingredients ready to start making the homemade cod meatballs.
- Peel and cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for about 35 minutes, or until a knife can be inserted into them and slides easily.
- Beat the egg with the crushed garlic. In this way, your cod meatballs will have much more flavor.
- Mash the potatoes until they are puree and add the sweet paprika (paprika), the finely chopped parsley, the beaten egg, the salt and the pepper.
- Add the shredded cod and mix very well. The dough for the cod meatballs should be homogeneous and with the right consistency to work with your hands.
- Tip: If you don’t have salted cod, you should leave it to soak for 36 or 48 hours, depending on the size of the pieces, and change the water every 6 hours.
- Take small portions of dough and make the homemade cod meatballs giving them the shape you like best, rounded or rather elongated. We have chosen to make cylinders 5 cm long and 3 cm wide, like croquettes.
- Fry the cod and potato meatballs in plenty of oil at medium heat until they are golden brown.
- Leave them on absorbent kitchen paper to remove excess oil and that’s it. You can now serve this wonderful recipe for cod meatballs to enjoy it with the sauce and accompaniments that you like the most. For example, you can taste them with a green sauce or accompany them with sour cream or homemade aioli.
Cod meatballs – Alternatives and tricks
If you want to save even more time when preparing this recipe for cod and potato meatballs, keep this trick in mind: instead of having to make the mashed potatoes at once, you can take advantage of what you already have made from another day or, even buy a package of those that come already prepared with potato flakes in which you just have to mix them with milk. In this way, it will take much less time to prepare flourless cod meatballs.
Mercian cod meatballs
If, instead, you prefer to prepare traditional cod meatballs, you can make them with breadcrumbs. Mercian cod meatballs, for example, are made with stale bread or breadcrumbs. In Murcia, the meatballs are accompanied with fried artichokes, as well as a tomato, onion and paprika sauce. Delicious!
Valencia cod meatballs
On the other hand, the Valencia cod meatballs are prepared by mixing the cod with the mashed potatoes, the egg, the spices and also adding pine nuts and ground nutmeg to the mixture. In this recipe alternative, paprika or paprika cannot be missing either.
Cod meatballs with prawns
Another option that, we assure you, will be delicious is to make cod meatballs with prawns. To prepare them, you just have to peel the prawns and chop them. Then, you should add them to the cod mixture with the egg and the spices. Stir everything well and pass it through the breadcrumbs or mix with mashed potatoes.
If you want to make cod meatballs in Thermo mix, you must follow these steps:
- Fill the Thermo mix glass with water to boil the chopped potatoes, program at speed 1 and Aroma temperature for 20 minutes.
- Place the cod over the potatoes and schedule 3 more minutes.
- Take everything out of the glass and reserve.
- Chop the garlic and the parsley and program at speed 8 for 5 seconds.
- Place the butterflies in the Thermo mix and add the potatoes, cod, egg, pepper and salt. Mix for 8 seconds on speed 4. This is the time to add other extra ingredients.
- Shape the meatballs with your hands, coat them and fry them.
