| TRADITIONAL
ENGLISH RECIPES
SALMON
FISHCAKES
These salmon
fish cakes are delightful - crispy breaded outsides and pink insides.
This
recipe can be used to make fish cakes from any fish - and must be one
of
the easiest fish dishes of all to prepare. Even so, this particular
salmon
recipe is unusually tasty, as well as being a traditional English fish
dish.
Make 4 large
fishcakes
Ingredients:
12 oz
salmon *
12 oz peeled potatoes
1 egg whisked with a fork 1 carrot
1 onion 2 tablespoons natural (plain) yoghurt
½ teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon lemon juice *
If you prefer to use tinned Tuna - then use about a 7 oz tin
- but drain off all the oil. Method:
1. Peel and
very finely grate the carrot. Chop the onion into similarly fine pieces.
2. Peel and
boil the potatoes until tender.
3. Grill the
salmon for about 2 to 3 minutes each side. They are ready when the
flesh
starts to become a little opaque and the flesh is easy to flake with a
fork. Remove any skin and bones and flake the flesh into small pieces
with
a fork.
4. Mash the
potatoes with a little pepper but NOT with milk or butter! Once mashed,
turn the potatoes into a bowl with the salmon flesh. Add the yoghurt,
paprika,
lemon juice, chopped onion and grated carrot.
5. Once the ingredients are well mixed divide into
4 large (or 8 small) portions and shape them into fish cakes. (See the 'Cooks Tip' on this
page). Add the whisked egg, a little at a time, until the
mixture is held together (binded) by the egg - but without being too
runny. Cover with bread crumbs. And
the egg will help them stay stuck to the cakes. 6. Heat a
little vegetable oil in a fryingpan and, when hot, fry the fish cakes
over a moderate heat for 3 minutes on each side. They should be golden
brown. These
are lovely
when served with a salad. Put a wedge of lemon onto each plate.
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