Accras: Crispy cod fritters

Name: Accras: Crispy cod fritters
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 Cod filets; Salt / pepper; 1 onion; 150 g flour; 1/2 TSP yeast; 2 parsley sprig or dried; leaves Chives, thyme, bay; 10 cl cold previously boiled milk; 2 eggs; Chili from Les Antilles (you can find it in any African shop); Sunflower oil for frying

Xavier Seror @xav25

Usually dried salted cod is used.
If you do have some make sure to desalt it in water changing the water often for at least 4 hours or use fresh cod like in this recipe.

Xavier Seror @xav25

Usually dried salted cod is used.
If you do have some make sure to desalt it in water changing the water often for at least 4 hours or use fresh cod like in this recipe.

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Ingredients

30 mins

2 servings

2Cod filets
Salt / pepper
1onion
150 gflour
1/2 TSPyeast
2parsley sprig or dried
leavesChives, thyme, bay
10 clcold previously boiled milk
2eggs
Chili from Les Antilles (you can find it in any African shop)
Sunflower oil for frying

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Steps

30 mins

1

Cook the cod in water with thyme and bay leaf for 20mins
2

Drain, remove bones if any and flake the cod.
3

In a bowl make a well with the flour, add salt, pepper, yeast and finely chopped chillies without the membrane and seeds.
4

Incorporate one egg at a time, then the milk, it will form a dough. Add chopped parsley, chive and onion to the mix.
5

Cover the dough with a damp kitchen towel for 1 hour or more to allow it to rise.
6

Incorporate slowly the cod flakes to the dough.
7

Heat up the oil on medium high. Use 1 TSP of the dough and drop gently in the oil to fry. You can use a second teaspoon to remove the dough from the first.
8

Turn the accras over and fry until golden brown.
9

Put on a plate covered with kitchen towel to absorb the excess of oil
10

Enjoy !!!