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Bakaliaros Skordalia

Μπακαλιάρος σκορδαλιά

Fried salt cod with garlic dip

Fish daysPrep 20 minCook 25 minServes 4Plus 24 hours soaking
When to eat it. Has fish, so keep it for fish days: the Annunciation, Palm Sunday, and Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends in much of the Nativity Fast.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Cut the soaked cod into pieces and pat them very dry.
  2. Whisk the flour with the cold beer into a batter about as thick as pancake batter.
  3. Dip the cod and fry in hot oil for 4 to 5 minutes until deep golden.
  4. Drain and serve hot with skordalia and beets.

Tip. The meal of March 25 and Palm Sunday in every Greek home.

Fasting customs differ between churches and parishes. When in doubt, follow what your priest gives you. Not sure what today allows? Check the Orthodox calendar.

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