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Christmas Noche Buena
Accras de Morue - Saint Martin Christmas Codfish Fritters
Saint Martin's festive codfish fritters - salt cod fritters with Caribbean spices. This French-Dutch island represents dual-nation fusion and shared Christmas traditions.
1530
Total Minutes
10
Servings
Cooking Times
1505 min
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
1530 min
Total Time
Ingredients (12 items)
1.00 lb
Salt cod
2.00 cups
All-purpose flour
2.00 tsp
Baking powder
2.00
Eggs
0.50 cup
Milk
1.00 large
Onions
finely minced
4.00 cloves
Garlic
minced
0.50 cup
Parsley
chopped
1.00
Scotch bonnet pepper
minced
2.00 tsp
Thyme
dried
4.00 cups
Vegetable oil
for frying
1.00 tsp
Black pepper
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Soak salt cod in water 24 hours, changing water several times.
1440 minutes
2
Boil cod 20 minutes. Cool, flake finely, remove all bones.
20 minutes
3
Mix flour, baking powder, eggs, milk into thick batter.
4
Fold in flaked cod, onions, garlic, parsley, scotch bonnet, thyme, pepper.
5
Let batter rest 30 minutes.
30 minutes
6
Heat oil to 350°F. Drop spoonfuls of batter into hot oil.
7
Fry 4-5 minutes until golden and crispy.
5 minutes
8
Drain on paper towels. Serve hot with chien (spicy sauce).