Title: Potato Soup with Mom's Salt Cod Fritters
Categories: Essnce09
Yield: 6 servings

1/2 lb Bacon
1 md Onion; diced
1 tb Minced garlic
6 c Chicken stock
2 1/2 lb Idaho potatoes; peeled,
-diced large
1 Bouquet garni
Salt; to taste
Freshly-ground white pepper;
-to taste
1/2 c Cream
=== FOR THE FRITTERS ===
1 c Mashed potatoes; in
-spreadable form
1 1/2 c Flaked salt cod; after
-soaking for 3
Days; then rinsed, flaked
1 Egg
1 tb Chopped parsley
2 tb Minced onions
1 ts Minced garlic
1 ts Baking powder
1 c Milk - (about); to
-constitute
1 c Flour - (about); to bind
Bayou Blast; see * Note
2 tb Chopped parsley

* Note: See the "Bayou Blast - {Emeril's Creole Seasoning}" recipe which is
included in this collection.

Preheat the fryer. In a stock pot, render the bacon until crispy. Remove
the bacon and reserve for garnish. In the bacon fat, saute the onions,
about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic. Add the stock, potatoes, and
garni. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for
about 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Discard the bouquet
garni. Remove from the heat. Using a hand-held mixer puree the potatoes
until smooth. Finish the soup with the cream. Season with salt and pepper.
Return the soup to the stove and bring up to a simmer. For the fritters: In
a mixing bowl, combine the mashed potatoes, salt cod, egg, parsley, minced
onions, garlic and baking powder. Add enough milk and flour to form a
batter. (The batter should be firm enough to spoon into hot grease and form
a ball-like shape.) Spoon one tablespoon at a time into the hot grease. Fry
the fritters for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly for overall browning.
Remove from the fryer and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season with Bayou
Blast. Ladle the soup in to shallow bowls. Garnish with the fritters,
crispy bacon and parsley. This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Recipe Source: ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD
NETWORK - (Show # EE-2356 broadcast 05-06-1998) Downloaded from their
Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@prodigy.com
~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net

06-04-1998

Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse

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