Ripe Plantains and Cod Fritters

  • 1 cup desalted Panamei Salted Pollock and crumbled
  • 2 tbsp. Olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 tsp. crushed garlic
  • 1 cup mashed Chiquita’s® Ripe Plantains
  • 1/3 cup cake flour
  • 1/4 cup cilantro
  • Wheat flour
  • 1 small egg
  • Panko to bread
  • Corn oil for frying

In a frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil, and then add the onions and garlic. Let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.

In a container, mix the ripe mashed plantain with cod, cilantro, cake flour, and add the sautéed onion and garlic.

Take the mixture by tablespoons and form little balls. Then coat the balls in the wheat flour, then with the beaten egg, and finally in Panko.

In a deep skillet, pour 4 cups of corn oil and let it heat. Put the little balls into the oil in small portions and fry them until golden brown. Serve with your favorite sauce.

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