Ingredients:
- 1 kilo Bacaliaro (Dried Cod)
- 1/2 cups of flour
- 1 tsp of yeast
- 1 egg
- Olive oil for frying
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- Pepper to taste
Method
- Cut your Baccaliaro in small pieces and remove the skin.
- Place it in a large bowl with plenty of water to cover it.
- Leave it in the water overnight, changing the water 2-3 times.
- Debone your Baccaliaro and place in a strainer to dry.
- Place the flour in another bowl, add the yeast and salt and mix well.
- Add the egg and enough water in the flour in order for your mixture to be a little liquidly. Not too liquidly and not too stiff.
- Heat up enough oil for frying.
- Take one piece of Baccaliaro at a time; place it in the flour mixture making sure there is flour mixture all over it.
- One piece at a time place it in your hot oil and fry on all sites until golden brown.
- Serve hot with a Greek Salad or chorta vrasta (boiled greens like spinach, rapini…etc)
- Baccaliaros usually is accompanied by Skorthalia.
- Baccaliaros can also be eaten cold.