Pan Fried Cod Tongues - Traditional Newfoundland

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Serving: For Family

Pan Fried Cod Tongues-Traditional Newfoundland

By Bonita's Kitchen November 13, 2016

Traditional Newfoundland Pan Fried Cod Tongues — **Fresh cod tongues** rolled in a mixture of flour, salt and pepper then fried in butter and Olive oil.

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These delicious cod tongues remind me of years ago when my Dad would fry them in his cast iron frying pan until they were crispy.

Then fry them in fat pork until they were crispy " scrunching's" Mmmm.

We never had full access to cod tongues only seasonal, when the fishermen would go out cod fishing and Dad would meet them at the wharf and trade some of his fresh vegetables he grew for some cod and cod tongues.

I can taste them now, golden brown cod tongues fried prefect with a piece of homemade molasses bread and a side of mustard pickles.

Traditional Newfoundland Sweet Molasses Raisin Bread

Traditional Newfoundland Mustard Cabbage Pickles

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Ingredients

Cod Tongues - 2 lbs Fresh or fully thawed
Flour - 1/2 cup
Sea Salt - 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Olive oil - 2 tbsp or oil of choice
Butter - 2 tbsp
Fat Pork - if you have access

Instructions

1 large frying pan

1. Carefully wash cod tongues and dry with paper towels.

2. In a bowl or plastic bag put flour, sea salt and pepper mix together add cod tongues and roll or shake until evenly coated.

3. Pre heat frying pan to medium heat add 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter put each one in the pan carefully because your pan will be hot and only fry 6 or 8 cod tongues at a time.

4. Frying time depends on the size of your cod tongue, fry until golden brown and crisp, turn over the cod tongue and continue frying. ( estimated frying time is 5 minutes on each side )

5. Remove from frying pan let rest on a plater with parchment paper and Serve with a side of boiled potato or fresh bread, or a side dish of your choice.

Allergens

White Flour

5 stars - based on 2 review(s)

The key to prefect pan fried cod tongues is to have your cast iron frying pan or regular non stick frying pan HOT.

Then fry them in butter, oil or fat pork/ fatback, never only butter because it will start to burn and smoke up your pan.

Cod tongues is the type of food you like them or you don’t!

Stewed Cod — **Fat pork frying until into scrunchin’s**

Cod tongues are nice and crispy on the outside but soft on the inside….

Some people like them deep fried to have that extra crispy texture. Our elders would like to fry them it pieces of fat pork until fried into “scrunchin’s” that’s crispy.

Anyway you make them they will still taste lovely, also you can make a dipping sauce for them.

I’m going to share with you a few more cod recipes you can make these are the links.

Traditional Newfoundland Pan Fried Cod Fillets

ALSO A DELICIOUS RECIPE FOR DEEP FRIED BEER BATTERED COD……Mmmmm!

Traditional Newfoundland Beer Battered Cod

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Comments (6)

Anita February 17, 2018 at 9:48 am Reply

Made them last night. These are awesome. My husband is from Newfoundland and he was so excited to have these. Great recipe and easy to follow.
- Bonita's Kitchen February 18, 2018 at 5:34 pm Reply
  
  Hi Anita: I’m so glad you enjoyed these delicious and quick and easy recipe for pan fried cod tongues, this is why I share these Traditional Newfoundland recipes for everyone to enjoy. Sometimes its hard to know what to make for supper and having a few easy recipes to make is wonderful. Thank you for your message and for visiting my channel. 🙂 Bonita
Rob February 26, 2018 at 1:37 am Reply

Gonna make them tomorrow night Brought them back from the rock in the summer fishing up at St Anthony’s
- Bonita's Kitchen February 26, 2018 at 4:07 pm Reply
  
  Hi Rob: Thank you so much for your message and you can’t beat cod fishing thats for sure. To bad the fishery is not opened more times, enjoy your cod tongues. Bonita
k July 16, 2018 at 1:47 am Reply

Ok….lesson learned. This family, despite Newfoundland roots, does not like cod tongues. It’s a texture thing, not a recipe thing.
- Bonita's Kitchen July 16, 2018 at 3:43 pm Reply
  
  Hi K: Thank you for your message and for visiting my channel, I understand totally not everyone likes cod tongues but maybe you know someone who do and you can refer them to my website. Thank you and enjoy your day. 🙂 Bonita