Salt Cod Cake On Grilled Toast

Salt Cod Cake On Grilled Toast - Salting Cod was An inexpensive anda easy way to preserve the fish without refrigeration. Now it's found in gourment specialty stores anda in italian, Portugese, and other ethnic markets.

Ingredients :

• 1 lb. thick, boneless, skinless dried salt cod(cortibros.biz; 800/509-3663)
• 2 cups milk
• 4 cloves garlic, vrushed and peeled
• 1 large yukon gold potato
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• sea salt anda freshly ground black pepper 
• 12 thick slices cibatta or other country-style bread, grilled
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Directions :

1. Soak salt cod in a large bowl of cold water in the refigerator for 3 day, changing water every 12 hours. Drain, pat dry, and half the garlic just to a boil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, add salt cod, and simmer until tender, 35-40 minutes.
2. Steam potato in a steamer basket set over a pot of boiling water until soft, 35-40 Minutes. Peel potato. set aside.
3. Remove pot with salt cod form heat and left fish coll in milk. Transfer fish to a large bowl. Starin milk inti a small bowl, discarding garlic. Coarsely Flake fish, discarding any stray bones anda skin.
4. Bring cream anda remaining garlic to a simer in a small pot over medium-low heat. Simmer for 10 inutes, then set aside to Cool. Mash garlic in pot with cream with a fork.
5. Put potato inti a largge bowl anda mash with a fork. add cream and Mashed garlic, flaked salt cod, anda half the oil anda mix with a woodwn spoon until well combined but not smotth in texture. Mixture should be just moist enough to hold togerher when shaped into a 4-5 patty. if it is too dry, stir in some of the milk, I tbsp. at a time. Season to taste with anda pepper.
6. Shape cod Mixture into twelve 4-5 long oval patties and put on a sheet pan. Cover and refigerate until chilled, 20-30 minutes.
7. Heat 2 tbsp. of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, Working in batches, cook fish cakes until golden brown on each side, 2-3 Minutes per side, adding reamaining oil to skillet as needed. Put salt cod cakes on top of bread slices. Serve on a platter garnished with dandelion greens or other bitter greens, if you like.

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