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Fried Baccalà

Name: Fried Baccalà
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 72 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 (1/4-ounce) packet dry active yeast; 1 cup warm water; 4 jumbo eggs; 2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 3/4 pounds prepared baccalà; DeLallo Pure Olive Oil, for frying

A fried Italian Christmas tradition from under the sea. Golden brown and fried to perfection, this fired baccalà is one recipe you’ll need for Feast of the Seven Fishes.

prep time

15min
cook time

5min
total time

3 days 20 min
serving size

4-6

category title appetizer
cuisine type italian
level simple

recipe by : delallo

Ingredients

1 (1/4-ounce) packet dry active yeast
1 cup warm water
4 jumbo eggs
2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 3/4 pounds prepared baccalà
DeLallo Pure Olive Oil, for frying

Directions

Prepare and soak your baccala at least 3 days prior. View our blog post to learn How to Prepare your Christmas Baccala.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs together with yeast and water. Add the flour and mix the batter with a fork by hand until it looks like the consistency of a thick pancake batter. If needed, add a couple more tablespoons of flour, one at a time. The batter should be thick enough to coat the fish.
Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and leave to rise in a warm place for about 1 to 2 hours, or until small air bubbles form on the top of the batter. This batter takes longer to rise than most recipes that use dry active yeast because of the addition of the eggs, which weighs the batter down.
Rinse the cod for a last time; dry it well and cut into small pieces. The batter will expand and puff up when fried, so keep the baccalà pieces small, about 3/4-inch.
In a deep frying pan filled with DeLallo Pure Olive Oil, heat oil to 375˚F.
Drop a handful at a time of baccalà pieces into the batter, allowing the excess to drip off just slightly remove them from the batter and gently drop the pieces in the oil and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 5 minutes.
Remove the fish from the oil, briefly drain on a plate lined with paper towels. Serve with warmed marinara sauce, lemon wedges, or cocktail sauce.