Barefoot Contessa's Salmon Cakes

Manami's Note:

Serve with Ina Garten's Mango Chutney; it's delicious! I didn't allow for chill time of over 60 minutes. These are great as appetizers or the entree or we had them for a nice lunch.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 5

Yield: 10.0 salmon ...

• unsalted butter
• olive oil
• ¾ cup small-diced red onion (1 small onion)
• 1 ½ cups small-diced celery (4 stalks)
• ½ cup small-diced red bell pepper (1 small pepper)
• ½ cup small-diced yellow bell pepper (1 small pepper)
• ¼ cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon capers , drained
• ¼ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 ½ teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• crushed red pepper flakes , to taste
• ½ lb cooked salmon
• ¾ cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs) or ¾ cup plain breadcrumbs
• ½ cup good mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2 extra-large eggs , lightly beaten

Directions:

1. Place 2 tablespoons of butter, 2 tablespoons of oil, the onion, celery, red and yellow bell peppers, parsley, capers, Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay Seasoning, salt, and peppers in a large saute pan over medium-low heat and cook until the vegetables are soft, approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Cool to room temperature; flake the salmon into a large bowl, add the bread crumbs, mayonnaise, mustard, and eggs and toss lightly.
3. Add the cooked mixture and mix well.
4. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
5. Shape into salmon cakes, 2 1/2 to 3 ounces each.
6. Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat.
7. Add the salmon cakes and fry for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until browned.
8. Drain on paper towels; keep them warm in a 250 degree F oven and serve hot.
9. TO COOK SALMON:.
10. Brush with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast in a 350ºF oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until just cooked.
11. Cover tightly with aluminum foil, allow to rest for 10 minutes, then chill completely.
12. Flake with your hands.
13. *Salmon cakes can be shaped and stored overnight in the fridge on baking sheets wrapped in plastic; fry just before serving.

Reviews

[ModGirl2000]

Delicious dish! I made this a couple nights ago with canned salmon, and both I and my roommate loved it. I refrigerated some of the uncooked mixture for the next day's dinner too. I bet it would freeze ok too.

[Oishi]

great recipe! made with leftover freshly caught chinook salmon but I bet would be good with canned too. Modified the recipe as didn't have some of the ingredients and forgot to add worcester sauce. Used cilantro instead of parsley adding after the veges were sauteed. Fresh garlic with the veges and no capers.

[pennyrule]

I have made these and they are exceptional! I used a single 14oz can of red salmon, which weighed after draining and some skin picking about 9 oz. I should have left it, as it is very nutritious along with the softened bones which are high in calcium...Next time I will. Let's face it, if I had fresh salmon to cook, I'd be serving it in whole form. And we never have enough left over salmon that doesn't get gobbled up the very next day. So this is definitely a canned salmon recipe, as it is ready in the pantry and you're going to mush it up anyway. Didn't have the capers, or the worcestershire, or the parsley. I never have parsley! Damn stuff wilts too fast for me, even in water. For the worcestershire, I substituted almost 1/2 tsp soysauce with a dash of Golden Boy asian fish sauce. The amount is so little, I think I could have left it out completely. I also just used one whole yellow pepper instead of half of two colors. Oh, the delicious onion and bell pepper flavor! So good. It's a bit spicy, but not hot (at least using Frank's Hot sauce). Now that I've tried these, I don't see myself ever making salmon cakes without sauted bell peppers. They are just too good together.