Crunchy and Tasty Cod Meatballs

Crunchy and Tasty Cod Meatballs.

Traditional and Thermomix recipe.

Today’s dish was designed with children in mind because they love fish sticks, and these meatballs are somewhat similar. They will be nice and soft on the inside and colorful on the outside, just like the sticks.

You can choose whether to bake them, pan-fry, or air-fry.

Crunchy and Flavorful Cod Meatballs
  • Cost: Economical
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Cooking methods: Electric Oven, Air Fryer, Frying
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All Seasons
217.08 Kcal
calories per serving
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  • Energy 217.08 (Kcal)
  • Carbohydrates 28.92 (g) of which sugars 2.85 (g)
  • Proteins 18.77 (g)
  • Fat 2.96 (g) of which saturated 0.95 (g)of which unsaturated 1.66 (g)
  • Fibers 1.48 (g)
  • Sodium 323.80 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 125 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

  • 10.5 oz cod (fillets, or other fish fillet)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs (seasoned Sicilian-style see recipe)
  • 1.8 oz corn flakes

Crunchy and Tasty Cod Meatballs

Tools

  • 1 Knife
  • 1 Pan
  • 1 Plate serving
  • 1 Bowl

Steps

Crunchy and Tasty Cod Meatballs

  • Place the garlic and parsley in the bowl of your robot, if you have a Thermomix: 10 sec vel. 5. Gather with the spatula and put it in the bowl to season the breadcrumbs.

    bimby parsley
  • Cut the cod fillets into coarse pieces, and add them to the bowl without washing it, add the fish, and chop, for the Thermomix: turbo 2 seconds twice.

    Now transfer the chop all into a bowl.

    Bimby
  • Prepare the Sicilian-style breadcrumbs by following this recipe.

  • and add it to the bowl together with the egg and fish chop.

  • Then knead and form the meatballs

    Crunchy and Tasty Cod Meatballs
  • Chop the corn flakes in the robot reducing them to a coarse flour, transfer the cereal flour into a bowl and bread each meatball one by one.

    Crunchy and Tasty Cod Meatballs
  • Now decide whether to fry them in a pan with plenty of seed oil, or in an air fryer, 8 minutes at 375° following the instructions of your device.

    Crunchy and Tasty Cod Meatballs
  • You can also bake them in the oven for 10 minutes at 356°.

    Crunchy and Tasty Cod Meatballs
  • In any case, you will have crunchy and tasty cod meatballs.

    Crunchy and Flavorful Cod Meatballs

Storage variations and tips

Storage variations and tips

Crunchy and Tasty Cod Meatballs

The meatballs can be stored in the refrigerator either raw or cooked, but it is advisable that the corn flakes coating is done only at the time of cooking to remain crispy and fragrant.

You can also use other types of fish with the same recipe.

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