Acrats de morue (catfish fritters) Recipe

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Acrats de morue (catfish fritters)

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Ingredients:

1 1/2	cup	Flour, all-purpose
1/2	tsp	Salt
2	med	Eggs
3	tbsp	Butter, unsalted, melted
		-cooled
1	cup	Milk, whole
1/2	lbs	Salt codfish
1	each	Pepper, hot, seeded
		2 ea Scallions, chopped fine
		1 ea Garlic cloves, crushed
1	tbsp	Parsley, chopped
1/2	tsp	Thyme
		1 ea Allspice berry, ground
		Pepper, black, to taste
		Oil, vegetable

Procedures:

1	Sift flour and salt into bowl.
2	Beat eggs with butter and add to flour mixture.
3	Add milk gradually, stirring only to mix.
4	Add more milk if batter is too stiff.
5	Cover, allow to stand 3 hours.
6	Meanwhile, soak fish in cold water.
7	Drain, remove bones and skin.
8	Pound fish in mortar with hot pepper.
9	Add scallions, garlic, parsley, thyme, allspice, and black pepper to taste.
10	Stir into batter and stand 30 minutes.
11	Heat oil in deep fryer (375°F) and fry mixture by heaping tablespoons until golden brown.
12	Drain on paper towels and keep warm