Fresh And Salt Cod Cakes/jalapeno Tartar/3

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the fish to a large bowl to cool, discarding the flavoring ingredients. Flake fish with a fork and set aside. In a large skillet, melt the butter until sizzling, add the celery and chopped onion and cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the cooked vegetables to the flaked fish, add the egg and mix to coat, then add the green onions, chives, parsley, cayenne pepper, tabasco sauce, dried mustard, worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise, lemon juice, bread crumbs, and salt and pepper to taste, Form the mixture into 6 to 8, 8 cm to 10 cm patties, half cup of mix makes 8 cm patties. Place on a baking sheet and cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. If the mixture is too wet, add more breadcrumbs as needed. When ready to cook, whisk together the egg yolk and milk in a small bowl. In a small shallow pie plate combine the cornmeal and flour. Dip a codcake into the flour mixture, then in the egg and milk mixture and finally dredge them in the remaining breadcrumbs. Repeat with the remainder of the codcakes. In a large skillet melt together the butter and the oil. Fry half of the codcakes in the skillet about 3-4 minutes per side. MSN, the results should be fairly brown. Drain the fishcakes on paper towels. Repeat with the remainder of the cakes. Serve warm with the Jalapeno Tartar Sauce and fresh lemon or lime wedges. MSN= two third cup of the mix = 10 cm patties. ~-