Balchi di Pisca
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Aruba Seafood recipe supplied by TheMealDB.
schedulePrep 0 min
local_fire_departmentCook 0 min
publicAruba speedmedium
Source: Original recipe source via TheMealDB
Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from TheMealDB record 53440.
Provider record: TheMealDB meal 53440 · updated 2026-05-29 23:16:14
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Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Salt Cod
- 3 Medium Potatoes
- 1 Tomato
- 1/2 Green Pepper
- 1 medium Onion
- 1 clove peeled sliced Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Tobasco Sauce
- Dash Nutmeg
- To taste Salt
- To taste Pepper
- 1 Egg
Directions
- These delectable fish balls can also be made with salmon or fish fillets. Substitute one large can of salmon or one pound of any white fish for the cod.
- Soak for twenty-four hours: 1 salted cod, or bakijow Discard the water.
- Place cod in saucepan with fresh water to cover. Simmer gently until the fish flakes easily when tested with the tines of a fork. Strain, reserving a bit of the broth. De bone the cod and set it aside for later use. In a saucepan, bring to boil in water to cover: 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced When the potatoes are tender, drain them well. Add the cod and mash the two ingredients thoroughly together.
- Place in the container of an electric blender: 1 tomato, peeled and chopped 1/2 green pepper, chopped 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped 1 clove garlic, slivered 1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce, or minced hot pepper Dash of nutmeg Salt and pepper to taste
- Blend for a few seconds and pour the sauce over the mashed fish mixture. Combine these ingredients well and add 1 egg, beaten Mixture should be stiff enough to mold into balls about one and a half inches in diameter, If it's too dry, add the fish stock a tablespoon at a time. Fry the balls in hot, deep fat until golden brown.
