Any mother who has young children, seeks to monitor their nutrition, including a variety of foods in the diet. It's no secret that fish is very useful for children. I especially want to highlight the cod.
Cod contains a large amount of vitamin B12, which is required for the brain to work and strengthen immunity. In addition, cod contains vitamin D, which is necessary for bone growth. The meat of this fish is low in fat, so it is ideal for those who are overweight.
It should be noted that in the diet of the baby fish should be present up to two times a week. It can be fish soups, meatballs, or you can cook fish cod cutlets . Such a dish will surely appeal to your children, as cutlets are tasty, lush and mouth-watering.
In order to cook cod cutlets, you will need the following ingredients:
- cod fillet - 500-800 grams (you can use whole fish, but it will have to be cut and removed all the bones and skin);
- half a pack of butter;
- 2 fresh chicken eggs;
- semolina - 2 tablespoons;
- 2 medium onions;
- salt, pepper to taste;
- breadcrumbs for breading.
First, prepare the minced fish. We clean the fish, remove the bones and peel, if you have fish fillet, remove only the skin. Then grind the fillet and onion in a meat grinder. In the minced meat, add butter (since the fish is non-greasy, butter will complement the taste and give the cutlets juiciness and softness), beaten eggs, semolina and salt and pepper. The resulting mass must be thoroughly mixed and put in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. The mass must be cooled in order to make it easier to sculpt fish cakes from cod. Then begins the formation of cutlets. Since we prepare cutlets for children, and especially since they are fish, you can use a cookie shape in the form of a fish. Cut the patties, breading with breadcrumbs. Of course, they can be fried, but it is best to cook steamed fish cakes . You can use a double boiler for this. The fish does not cook for long, so 30 minutes is enough. Serve cutlets with anything: mashed potatoes and cereals, but they are best combined with rice. Surely not only children, but also adults will be delighted with such fish cakes.
For example, we give one more recipe for "adults". In order to prepare cod fish cakes for 5 good servings, we will need the following products:
- filet tracks - 1 kg;
- celery stalks - 3 pieces;
- one large onion;
- a couple of slices of white bread or loaf;
- one egg;
- fresh parsley;
- breadcrumbs;
- salt to taste.
For hot sauce:
- mayonnaise - 3 tablespoons;
- 2 teaspoons of chili sauce;
- 2 teaspoons of lemon juice.
First, prepare the minced fish: we pass the cod fillet through a meat grinder, along with onion, white bread (it is needed so that the cutlets are magnificent). We mix everything thoroughly. Then we take celery stalks, finely chop, fry in vegetable oil and combine with minced fish. Beat the egg and salt, combine with the minced meat and mix thoroughly so that the salt is evenly distributed throughout the mass. Then we form cutlets from the prepared minced meat, then breading in breadcrumbs on both sides and sending them to freeze so that the cutlets do not fall apart during frying. After the cutlets are frozen, fry in vegetable oil until a characteristic crust. From this amount of meat, 10 large meatballs are obtained. To prepare the sauce, mix mayonnaise, chili sauce, lemon juice and finely chopped parsley. Serve the cutlets hot, gently spread the sauce on top. As a side dish, you can use the same rice. These amazing dishes can be prepared from cod. Now you know how to cook cod fish cakes for yourself and your children. Enjoy your meal!