1. Bring water to a boil with bay leaf, some pepper and a bit of oil.
2. When boiling, turn the heat off and soak the codfish for ~ 10 minutes.
3. Cut the garlic, onion and parsley into fine pieces (as fine as you possibly can.)
4. Strain the codfish.
5. Cut it in fine pieces (again, as fine as you possibly can.)
6. Mix the flour, baking powder and small amount of salt (depending on how salty the cod was, don't even add salt at all) with 3-4 Tbs.of water.
7. Add eggs.
8. Mix well.
9. Add the onion, garlic, parsley and codfish.
10. Mix well.
11. Set aside (in the refrigerator) for minimum 30 minutes.
12. In a skillet, heat a large amount of oil and fry small amounts of the fish dough until they are golden brown.
13. Drain.
14. Let cool a bit on some kitchen towel paper.
15. Enjoy while they are still warm.
16. Serve with duck sauce, ketchup or hot sauce, etc.

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