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🍽️ Crispy Breaded Fish Balls
416 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 300 g mostly waxy potatoes
- salt
- 3 baguette slices
- 1 tbsp butter
- 200 g cod fillet
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 egg
- 75 g crème fraîche
- pepper (from the mill)
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped basil
- 100 g breadcrumbs
- vegetable oil (for frying)
Instructions
- 1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly under running water.
- 2. Place the potatoes in a pot with salted water.
- 3. Boil the potatoes for 25 to 30 minutes until they are tender.
- 4. Drain the cooking water.
- 5. Let the potatoes steam for a moment.
- 6. Press the potatoes through a potato ricer.
- 7. Fry the baguette pieces in hot butter until crispy.
- 8. Place the bread pieces on kitchen paper to absorb excess fat.
- 9. Chop the bread pieces roughly.
- 10. Rinse the fish briefly under cold water.
- 11. Pat the fish dry with a kitchen towel.
- 12. Cut the fish into large pieces.
- 13. Peel the garlic.
- 14. Put the fish, the mashed potatoes, the garlic, and the bread into the food processor.
- 15. Chop the ingredients in the food processor.
- 16. Ensure that the mixture does not become too fine.
- 17. Add the egg to the mixture.
- 18. Add the crème fraîche to the mixture.
- 19. Season the mixture with salt.
- 20. Season the mixture with pepper.
- 21. Add the basil to the mixture.
- 22. Knead everything into a moldable mass.
- 23. Stir in breadcrumbs if the mixture is too sticky.
- 24. Moisten your hands with a little water.
- 25. Form balls from the fish mixture.
- 26. Roll the balls in breadcrumbs.
- 27. Ensure that the balls are completely covered with breadcrumbs.
- 28. Heat the oil in the deep fryer to approximately 175 degrees Celsius.
- 29. Fry the fish balls in the deep fryer until golden brown.
- 30. Place the finished balls on kitchen paper.
- 31. Drain the excess fat.
- 32. Serve the fish balls with lemon wedges.
- 33. Serve the fish balls with aioli.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 416
- Protein: 17 g · Fett/Fat: 21 g · Carbs: 40 g