Little cod bites (Grassolets de Bacallá)

Little cod bites (makes about 15)

This are one of my favourite tapas. these are quite similar to the Bunyols de Bacallá but they have a thicker consistency and do not have so much air in them

INGREDIENTS
250g unsalted cod
125 g flour
100 ml of water or milk
fresh parsley
2 or 3 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
oil for frying

VARIATIONS :
- You can add beaten egg
- You can accompany lettuce
- You can blanch previously cod

PREPARATION
The day before you must put the cod to desalinate in cold water. Change the water 3 or 4 times over the course of 12 hours.
When you are ready to use it, wash it and it will be ready to use.
Prepare all the ingredients.
Cut the cod in very small piece and take the bones out (if any).
Meanwhile, blend with a blend good splash of olive oil with garlic and the fresh parsley plus a pinch of salt, until well blended.
Now in a bowl, pour the milk, the flour and the baking powder by stirring a little, incorporate an egg. Add some of the garlicky, parsley, olive oil mixture into it. Do not put it all if you do not want to. Mix it all well and finally add the minced cod.
Stir until you get a paste that it is quite sticky in texture.
Heat up some oil in a frying pan and when it is hot pour a spoonful of the mixture, when golden in one side turn it around and when it is all golden take it out and place on top of paper towel to get the excess oil out. You can carry on with the rest of the mixture until you have cooked them all.
Enjoy them, they are sublime as a tapa or even as a meal with some Sangria.