Cod Crocchette

 Cod Crocchette

Difficulty: Easy

 Prep time: 20 minutes 

Cooking time: 30 minutes 

Service: 4 persons 

Instructions:

• 2 medium potatoes 
• 300 grams of 2 cod fillet 
• a spoonful of seeds of poppy 
• 3 eggs
• 6 slices of sandwich bread 
• a clove of garlic 
• chives 
• extra virgin olive oil abundant oil for fry 
• salt pepper

Preparations:

1. Wash and boil the potatoes, peel them and pass them through a potato masher while they are still hot, collecting the purée in a bowl. 
2. Cut the cod fillet into chunks and brown them in a non-stick pan with the garlic clove and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. 
3. Remove the garlic clove 2 and mince the fish, crushing it with the back of a wooden spoon. 
4. Add the cod to the mashed potatoes, salt and pepper, add an egg and the chopped chives and mix vigorously to mix well. 
5. Remove the crust from the bread slices and pass them to the mixer, then mix in the poppy seeds. 
6. Form small quantities of the mixture into balls the size of large walnuts, dip them first in the remaining beaten eggs, then in the poppy seed bread. 
7. Fry the croquettes, a few at a time, 4 in plenty of hot oil, until they are golden brown. Drain them with a slotted spoon and arrange them, little by little, on a sheet of absorbent kitchen paper to remove the excess grease. 
8. Lightly salt the croquettes and serve piping hot.