Bacalaitos Recipe

Name: Bacalaitos Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 8 oz salt cod, cut into large pieces; 6 cups water; 2 scallions, minced; 1 serrano chili pepper, seeded and minced; 2 TBSP sofrito; 1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded and minced; 3/4 cup flour; 1 cup dried bread crumbs; 2 tsp baking powder; Kosher salt, only if needed after frying a test fritter; 1 tsp adobo seasoning; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 2 whole eggs; 1/4 cup milk; 2 egg whites, beaten until soft peaks form; Vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

Salt-cod fritters with sofrito, tomato and a puffy egg-and-breadcrumb batter. This variation differs from the thin flour-and-water bacalaitos common at Puerto Rican kiosks.

Updated at: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:31:35 GMT