# Codfish cakes - Pastel de Bacalhau 🐟"
Codfish cakes or "Pasteis de Bacalhau" are a very typical Portuguese dish, super easy to do and very delicious. You can find them anywhere in Portugal but the best ones are the ones that we do ourselves ❤️
# Ingredients
- 400g of codfish
- 750g of potatoes
- 1 large onion
- 1 large egg yolk
- parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
- nutmeg
- vegetable oil (for deep frying)
# Tools
- fryer
- pan
- spoons
# Method
- Boil water in a pan and add the codefish +/- 8 minutes
- Remove the codefish but keep the water so we can use it to boil the potatos as well
- Cook the potatos until they are soft but firm
- While the potatos are cooking, shred the codfish into smaller peaces
- Remove and drain the potatoes, move them to a larger bowl and then smash them 😃
- Mix the smashed potatoes, the codfish, the onion finelu chopped, salt and peper to taste, the nutmeg,the egg yolk and the parsley all together
- With the help of 2 spoons, shape smaller pieces of the previous mix in an almond shape
- Now it's time to deep fry the cakes in vegetable oil until browned
- Remove your code cakes on some kitchen paper and let it absorb the excess oi
- Let them cool and then serve
# Tips
Serve them with tomato rice, it's delicious! Or you can also take them for a snack or for a beach day