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Saltfish Fritters

Name: Saltfish Fritters
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ingredients: 150g Salt Cod; 150g All-purpose flour; 1 tsp Baking Powder; 1/4 Onion; 2 Green Onion; 1 Chili pepper; 1 Thyme; A pinch Black Pepper; 150ml Water; To taste Oil for frying

Snack

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Flaked salt cod mixed into batter and fried — a snack of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Saltfish fritters are fried snacks loved across the Caribbean islands, appearing in Saint Kitts and Nevis at Carnival, festival stalls, and home breakfasts. Desalted salt cod is flaked and mixed into batter with onion, green onion, and chili, then fried.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a Carnival stall on St. Kitts, golden fritters are scooped one after another from a big pot of oil and put into paper bags.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Salt Cod 150g
All-purpose flour 150g
Baking Powder 1 tsp
Onion 1/4
Green Onion 2
Chili pepper 1
Thyme 1
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 150ml
Oil for frying To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the salt cod in water overnight to remove the salt, boil 10 minutes, and flake finely.
Finely chop the onion, green onion, and chili and pick the thyme leaves.
Mix the flour, baking powder, pepper, and water into a batter.
Add the salt cod and vegetables and mix.
Drop spoonfuls into 170°C oil and fry until golden.

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