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Brazilian Codfish Balls

Brazilian Codfish Balls
Need a dairy free and pescatarian hor d'oeuvre? Brazilian Codfish Balls could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains around 11g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 158 calories. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours and 15 minutes. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires onion, clam juice, cod fillets, and salt.

Instructions

1
Put the potatoes in a pot and cover with the clam juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until the potatoes are fork tender, about 20 minutes.
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Remove the potatoes with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl. To the cooking liquid, add the onion and bay leaf; bring to a simmer for 3 minutes. While the potatoes are still hot, mash with a hand masher and set aside.
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Add the cod to the simmering broth and cook until the fish is opaque, about 3 minutes.
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Remove the fish with a slotted spoon and add to the mashed potatoes.
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Add the eggs, cilantro, hot sauce, and salt to the fish and potato mixture.
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Mix until well combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely cooled and firm, at least 4 hours or preferably overnight.
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
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Spread the bread crumbs on a plate.
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Using an ice cream scoop, roll the chilled fish and potato mixture into 2-inch balls. Then roll each ball in bread crumbs to coat completely.
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Put the codfish balls on the prepared pan and spray the tops lightly with nonstick cooking spray, this will make them really crispy.
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Bake until the codfish balls are nicely browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
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Put the codfish balls on a platter and garnish with cilantro.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In5 hrs, 15 m.
Servings12
Health Score7
Dairy Free
DietsDairy FreePescatarian
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