50 Recipes, #48: Salt cod cakes

[nonelvis]

I've never cooked with salt cod, and since it's plentiful this time of year (presumably because so many Catholic families around here use it in the Feast of the Seven Fishes), I figured it was long past time to try making something with it myself. I used a recipe from Jasper White's Summer Shack Cookbook, which could not have been easier and made absolutely lovely cod cakes. All we needed on the side was homemade tartar sauce and some broccoli rabe steamed with garlic, hot pepper, and olive oil. Perfect.

Comments

[joyeh.livejournal.com]

Are they salty? How fishy do they taste? I've never been able to imagine their taste very well.

elainetyger, you have an aunt Tessie! My second daughter is named Tess and we call her Tessie quite a bit (something I did not imagine we'd do).

[nonelvis]

They taste a little stronger than regular cod, maybe? They also have a slightly firmer, less flaky texture than regular cod. Other than that, you're dealing with ordinary fish cakes.

I do recommend trying them if you can get salt cod, though.