Balchi di Pisca

Name: Balchi di Pisca
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Aruba
Ingredients: 450g salt cod, soaked and flaked; 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 ripe tomato, chopped; ½ green bell pepper, diced; 1 medium brown onion, chopped; 1 garlic clove, finely sliced; ½ tsp Tabasco sauce; Dash of ground nutmeg; Salt to taste; Black pepper to taste; 1 free-range egg

Flavourful Aruban salt cod croquettes spiced with fragrant peppers and mashed potato.

60 min serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

450g salt cod, soaked and flaked400g

3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced2.5kg

1 ripe tomato, chopped1 unit

½ green bell pepper, diced1 unit

1 medium brown onion, chopped1 unit

1 garlic clove, finely sliced1 unit

½ tsp Tabasco sauce57ml

Dash of ground nutmeg38g

Salt to taste750g

Black pepper to taste50g

1 free-range egg6 pack

Method

These delectable fish balls can also be made with salmon or fish fillets. Substitute one large can of salmon or one pound of any white fish for the cod.
Soak for twenty-four hours:
1 salted cod, or bakijow Discard the water.
Place cod in saucepan with fresh water to cover. Simmer gently until the fish flakes easily when tested with the tines of a fork. Strain, reserving a bit of the broth. De bone the cod and set it aside for later use. In a saucepan, bring to boil in water to cover: 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced When the potatoes are tender, drain them well. Add the cod and mash the two ingredients thoroughly together.
Place in the container of an electric blender:
1 tomato, peeled and chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
1 clove garlic, slivered
1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce, or minced hot pepper
Dash of nutmeg
Salt and pepper to taste
Blend for a few seconds and pour the sauce over the mashed fish mixture. 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. Fry the balls in hot, deep fat until golden brown.

Cost to cook

serves 4 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £5.86 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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£11.88 est. · serves 4

Ingredients

450g salt cod, soaked and flaked400g

3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced2.5kg

1 ripe tomato, chopped1 unit

½ green bell pepper, diced1 unit

1 medium brown onion, chopped1 unit

1 garlic clove, finely sliced1 unit

½ tsp Tabasco sauce57ml

Dash of ground nutmeg38g

Salt to taste750g

Black pepper to taste50g

1 free-range egg6 pack

Method

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

Soak for twenty-four hours:

1 salted cod, or bakijow Discard the water.

Place cod in saucepan with fresh water to cover. Simmer gently until the fish flakes easily when tested with the tines of a fork. Strain, reserving a bit of the broth. De bone the cod and set it aside for later use. In a saucepan, bring to boil in water to cover: 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced When the potatoes are tender, drain them well. Add the cod and mash the two ingredients thoroughly together.

Place in the container of an electric blender:

1 tomato, peeled and chopped

1/2 green pepper, chopped

1 medium onion, peeled and chopped

1 clove garlic, slivered

1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce, or minced hot pepper

Dash of nutmeg

Salt and pepper to taste

Blend for a few seconds and pour the sauce over the mashed fish mixture. 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. Fry the balls in hot, deep fat until golden brown.