Codfish Balls with Fresh Tomato Sauce

How to make Codfish Balls with Fresh Tomato Sauce recipe - Codfish is one of the oldest of American foods. The Pilgrim Fathers practically lived on it. Each year as cold weather approached, they put away stores of meaty cod, carefully preserved with salt.

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:
Fresh-Tomato Sauce, opposite
1/2 pound shredded salt codfish
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups mashed potatoes
1-1/2 tablespoons whipping cream
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped chives
1 teaspoon grated onion
1/8 teaspoon each dried leaf thyme, ground nutmeg and red
(cayenne) pepper
Hot fat
Broiled bacon slices

Method:
Prepare Fresh-Tomato Sauce; set aside. Soak and drain codfish according to package directions. In a large bowl, beat egg and egg yolk until foamy.

Add fish and mashed potatoes, blending thoroughly.

Add cream, parsley, chives, onion, thyme, nutmeg and red pepper. In a deep heavy skillet, heat fat to 360F (180C) or until a 1-inch cube of bread turns golden brown in 60 seconds.

Drop codfish mixture by tablespoons into hot fat. Fry until brown, turning once. Drain well. Serve with broiled bacon slices and Fresh-Tomato Sauce.