Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Mock Lima " Cod " Cakes 20 ounces fresh baby lima beans or other shell beans 3 tablespoons butter 1 small onion, minced 1 large garlic clove, minced 1 small green bell pepper, minced 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt generous grinding of black pepper 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning 1 pinch cayenne pepper, large pinch 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 2/3 cup sieved dry bread crumbs olive oil for frying tartar sauce lemon wedges Steam the beans until just tender, do not overcook. While the beans are steaming, melt the butter in a frying pan. Add the onion and garlic and saute over medium heat until limp. Add the green pepper, turn up the heat, and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. When the beans are tender and still bright green, remove them from the steamer and run them under cold water to set their color. Drain well and cool. Puree the beans and egg in a food processor. The mixture will look a bit dry. Scrape into a bowl and add the seasonings and parsley. Stir in the onion. Form the mixture into 16 flattened cakes about 2-inches round and 3/4-inch thick. Press each cake into the bread crumbs. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Fry the cakes in olive oil over medium heat until the crumbs are golden brown. Serve with a dab of tartar sauce. Squeeze on lots of lemon. Serves 6 to 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I hope to try these over the weekend. Thank you! Donna --- Myrtle Killian <myrtleskies wrote: > Mock Lima " Cod " Cakes > > 20 ounces fresh baby lima beans or other shell > beans > 3 tablespoons butter > 1 small onion, minced > 1 large garlic clove, minced > 1 small green bell pepper, minced > 1 egg > 1 teaspoon salt > generous grinding of black pepper > 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning > 1 pinch cayenne pepper, large pinch > 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley > 2/3 cup sieved dry bread crumbs > olive oil for frying > tartar sauce > lemon wedges > > Steam the beans until just tender, do not > overcook. > While the beans are steaming, melt the butter in a > frying pan. Add the onion and garlic and saute over > medium heat until limp. Add the green pepper, turn > up the heat, and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. > When the beans are tender and still bright green, > remove them from the steamer and run them under cold > water to set their color. Drain well and cool. > Puree the beans and egg in a food processor. The > mixture will look a bit dry. Scrape into a bowl and > add the seasonings and parsley. > Stir in the onion. > Form the mixture into 16 flattened cakes about > 2-inches round and 3/4-inch thick. Press each cake > into the bread crumbs. Refrigerate for at least 30 > minutes. > Fry the cakes in olive oil over medium heat until > the crumbs are golden brown. > Serve with a dab of tartar sauce. Squeeze on lots > of lemon. > Serves 6 to 8. > > > > Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam > protection around > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > The candles blew then disappeared The curtains flew then he appeared...saying don't be afraid Come on baby...and she had no fear And she ran to him...then they started to fly Source: The Reaper-Blue Oyster Cult Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.