Salt fish cakes
Cuisine
Barbadian
Bajan salt fish cakes are utterly unhealthy for you, but oh so delicious when hot (or cold). Serve in the middle of a salt bread (not salty!) bun for the authentic Bajan lunch experience.
Persons
1
Serving Size
1 fish cake
Prep Time
1 hour
Cook Time
5 minutes
Total Time
1 hour, 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 250g boneless salt fish
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp pepper sauce
- 185g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 125ml milk
- 125ml water
- 30g butter
- 2 – 3 spring onions, finely chopped
- Thyme, parsley, marjoram leaves, finely chopped
- Black pepper, white pepper, salt to taste
Instructions
- Place the salt fish in a saucepan with 1.4 litres of water. Bring to the boil for a few minutes, pour off the first set of water, and bring it to the boil a second time in 1 litre of water, for 30 minutes.
- Check the saltiness of the fish. It should be salty, but not overly so. If it is, boil it for a third time in 1 litre of water.
- Shred the fish with fingers, or a fork.
- Blend all ingredients in a mixing bowl, stirring vigorously until a thick batter forms.
- Deep fry teaspoonfuls over a medium heat, until golden brown. Avoid burning the outside of the fish cake before the middle is cooked.
- Drain on absorbent kitchen paper.
- Serve hot with Bajan pepper sauce.