Ed Coopers Cod Cakes Recipes

ED COOPER'S COD CAKES

Steps:

• Rinse salt cod under running water for 5 to 10 minutes to remove salt. Put in a pan, cover with cold water and heat to just below boiling. Drain immediately and cover with fresh cold water. Repeat the heating and draining procedure two or three times, until cod is pleasantly but not overpoweringly salty.
• Cut potatoes in half and put in a pan with salt cod and fresh cod. Cover with cold water. Place over medium heat, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and easily pierced with a fork. Remove from heat, let cool slightly and drain.
• Using a potato masher, roughly break up the cod and the potatoes. Continue mixing together until the mixture is cohesive. Lightly beat the eggs and add to the mixture, together with the baking powder. Add the chopped onions and mix well.
• Taste the mixture and add salt, pepper and Tabasco. When seasoning is correct, form mixture into flattened balls that will fit comfortably in your palm.
• Put an inch of lard or vegetable oil in the bottom of a heavy-duty saute pan. Set over medium heat and heat oil until a bread cube dropped into the oil turns golden quickly. Ease cod cakes into the hot fat and cook about 15 minutes to a side, turning once. Adjust heat so cod cakes do not burn, but become golden all over. Drain on paper towels, if desired.

NEW ENGLAND COD CAKES

Steps:

• If using salt cod: Soak salt cod in a large volume of water in the refrigerator for 12 - 24 hours. Change water several times. Place fillet into a 3 -4 quart sauce pan with a large volume of water, bring to a boil and turn heat down so that liquid is simmering. Cook for 10 minutes, remove from heat and leave in water for 10 - 15 minutes. Rinse under cold water and break into flakes.
• Boil potatoes in salted water until done, drain and return to pan over moderate heat for 2-3 minutes to evaporate excess moisture. Mash as for mashed potatoes and keep warm. Saute onions or scallions in a small amount of butter until soft.
• Mix fish, potatoes, butter and onions to- gether using a fork, then mix in eggs, mus- tard, pepper and herbs, if using.
• Form the mixture into cakes and refrigerate for up to 6 hours if not cooking immediately.
• Heat enough butter to coat a frying pan, preferably non stick, and cook over medium heat until each side is well browned and the cakes are heated through.
• Serve immediately with slices of lemon, tarter sauce or mayonnaise mixed with lemon juice and capers. Smaller cakes can be served as a first course, while larger cakes, served with salad and bread, make a great lunch or light dinner.

COD FISH CAKES

Steps:

• Fill a shallow wide pan with high sides with 1 inch of water and put over high heat. Add peppercorns, bay leaf and 1 section of lemon to the water and allow to come barely to a simmer. Place fish in the poaching liguid and cook, barely simmering, for 6-8 minutes, until flesh just begins to whiten all the way through. Usiong a wide spatula remove fish from the water and set aside to cool.
• Empty the pan and return to the stove, over medium-high heat. Add butter, and allow to melt, swirling pan. When butter foams, ass the celery, onions and garlic and saute, stirring often, until veggies soften and onion turns translucent, then transfer to a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, mix together the mayo, mustard, eggs, salt, pepper and Old Bay seasoning, then add this mixture to the veggies, pour the panko crumbs over them and stir to combine. Add cilantro and stir again.
• Flake the cooked fish into the binding mixture carefully, keeping the flakes as whole as possible, then gather into small balls and form into patties, 4-6 form main course, 6-8 for appetizers. Place on a platter, cover loosely with pastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour to set up.
• Set a large saute pan over high heat and add the grapeseed oil. When the oil shimmers, remove the cakes from fridge and spread both sides with mayonnaise and carefully sute until goldwen brown, about 4-5 minutes per side. Drain on paper towel and serve with remaining lemon wedges.

NEWFOUNDLAND COD CAKES

Steps:

• Mix potatoes, onion, parsley,butter & eggs.
• Stir until thoroughly mixed.
• Add cod, breaking it apart with a fork, mix well.
• Shape mixture into 3" patties.
• Coat with seasoned crumbs.
• In a skillet fry the patties in the oil, 4-5 minutes each side until they are golden brown.

COD FISH CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200*F. Heat 1 TBS olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/8 tsp pepper. Cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Cut fish into large chunks; pulse in a food processor to coarsely chop. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add onion, tarragon, egg and Tabasco, combining well. Add remaining salt and pepper. Form 8 3-inch patties; dredge them in bread crumbs, shaking off excess.
• Heat 1 TBS oil in a large skillet, over medium low heat. Cook 4 patties until browned, about 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Remove to a baking sheet, cover with aluminium foil, and keep warm in oven while you cook the other 4. Wipe out skillet, return to heat and add remaining oil. Cook remaining patties and serve immediately with tartar sauce.

MOORE'S NEW ENGLAND CODFISH CAKES

Steps:

• Cover the cod with cold water for 1 to 2 hours or until the cod can be torn. Change the water once or twice if the water gets excessively salty-taste. Note: DO NOT over freshen. I think salt cod must be less salty than in days of yore.
• Pare the potatoes but leave whole.
• Place the potatoes & cod in a saucepan just large enough to hold tearing the cod into pieces to fit if necessary. Cover & simmer slowly until the potatoes are tender.
• Drain & separate the cod & potatoes.
• Rice or mash the potatoes.
• Place the cod in the center of a clean kitchen towel. Roll up, & shred the cod by rubbing the cod with your fingers through the towel. (This method allows you to feel any bones that might be lurking in the fish.).
• Mix together the cod & potatoes then mix in the egg & pepper mixture. Taste for salt, add salt if the cod was "over-freshened". Can be refrigerated at this point.
• Shape the mixture into cakes about 2" in diameter & about ½" thick.
• Fry in bacon fat or butter, in a heavy skillet, over medium heat until golden on each side-about 2 or 3 minutes a side.