Fish Cakes Fast and Simple

I made these tonight for dinner. They were really fast and simple as the title says. DH wasn't home and I wasn't sure when he would get home, so I did everything except fry the patties before hand. Then when he arrived, I went ahead and fried the patties. The next time I make these I will leave the water out as that made them to loose to form into patties. I had to spoon them into the skillet and then kind of pat and spread them out. They tasted great and the fish and potatoes did not over-power each other. Thank you for sharing this recipe Chuck!!!

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I made these for my family a couple of weeks ago and I must say, we thoroughly enjoyed them. I took the other reviewers advice and left out the water. Had no problem forming the cakes. Fried to a delicate crisp. They had a wonderful soft texture on the inside. I used cod fillets. Thanks Chuck for sharing your recipe :D

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I left out the water which make it easier to form the cakes. Great camping recipe.

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I liked this, Chuck. Quick and simple. But the second time I left out the water, much better consistency, well for me anyway. I also added a big pinch of dill tops because I like it with fish.

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So simple and so good!! Almost a one pan meal. I also, left out the water and added dill seasoning and the cakes turned out wonderful! Thank you for sharing.

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I for one am happy to have found this recipe. Every year my DH goes to Canada and comes back with enormous lake trout -- which I personally don't care for (and I love fish). I've tried to cook this fish many different ways and I can hardly get myself to eat it...until now. I loved this recipe! I took many reviewers' advice and didn't add the extra water. As per their advice, I also added Old Bay, lemon zest and parsley. I served with tartar sauce or my old standby, mayo-n-yellow mustard mixed. Everyone loved these! Next time I will also try adding chopped green onion and some chopped red pepper for color. I do agree that for those who like a big BAM! of flavor, you will need to knock this up a notch or two, maybe add some more cayenne. When my kids came home while I was cooking these, they said, "Yum! What are you making for dinner?! It smells really good!!" Enough said. Thanks for posting!

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Boiled my potatoes in a tall pot with a make shift steam basket ( mesh strainer ) on the top to steam the fish (sole) then mashed them together. I also added old bay seasoning , lemon zest, 2 large onions grated with the juice squeezed out, parsley and a bit more salt. My family devoured them. Thanks for such a good base recipe. Oh, and your recipe is exactly how my Mum used to make them, they were my favorite growing up.

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Interesting ... For the east of cooking 5. For the taste 3. It was very very bland. But they did turn out good.

- First off 5 potatoes was too much, 4 was plenty for me
- Second, if I would of put my fish in right with the potatoes, they would of fallen apart. Different fish will taking different times. My snapper would of been nothing left, so you may want to mention what type of fish to add.
- Third, I added Old Bay, fresh parsley, lemon zest, and scallions. It seriously needed seasoning
- Fourth, I did add 1 tablespoon bread crumbs to help keep them together as I had that problem too, and did not use the extra spoon of water.
- I coated very lightly in bread crumbs, froze for just 15 minutes or so to FIRM up and then cooked.

I served it with a lemon dill sauce.
So overall, easy, yes. But definitely not what I consider a fish cake, too much potato vs fish. But it was still tasty and if you are like me and like lots of flavor ... I highly recommend adding additional seasoning.

But they were good and a nice easy method. Next time I may try tilapia, just because they are inexpensive, just to see the difference.
Thx

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Thank you Chuck in Killbuck. my hubby had just caught a few big jew fish and i was looking for something simple. This fit the bill perfectly. I added 2tspn of lemon zest which gave it a lovely zing. I was hesitant about cooking the fish with the potatoes so i did them seperately.

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This makes for a fast, easy, tasty & economical dinner - EXACTLY the way my mother made fish cakes to feed 4 kids on a very limited income! Like other reviewers, I used Haddock filets, skipped the water, added some Herbes de Provence and served with a tossed salad. Thanks for the recipe & bringing back some memories!

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Easy and delicious. I've made this several times now. I find it has better texture when you add breadcrumbs to the mixture. I also opt for more seasoning, as others have suggested.

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This is pretty good. Fast and easy to make. Add more seasoning though.

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This was fast and easy! My family loved it!! And that's a miracle! Thanks for posting!

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These were pretty good but the recipe needed some tweaking. I added 3 big garlic cloves to the fish and potato boil. Then I mashed them up with the mixture and added a few tablespoons of Old Bay. I read other reviews and noticed that many people had trouble keeping the patties together. 2 ways around that: 1. add some breadcrumbs to the mix. 2. Put the cakes in the fridge for 20 min. before frying. Anyways, I breaded these in seasoned breadcrumbs before frying and they came out just like crispy delicious crab cakes. Will def. use again!! (If anyone cares, I used some leftover shark steaks. Came out great!)

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Don't know what I did wrong but these fell apart. Left out the water but no dice. Worth another try though...

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yum yum, even picky hubby loved these! I used some talapia left over from the nite before that was pan fried in butter and salt. so good, but so bad!

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Like most women who try to change men (I guess this comes to his recipes, too), I am afraid I too, changed the recipe a little. But in my defense... because of my husband. He likes a smoked flavor to his fish cakes so to the Finish Tilapia I had on hand, I added smoked Paprika, if I had used Salmon, I would have used a little liquid smoke. My husband liked these, but he did say, he wants me to try less potato next time but I loved them just the way they were. He also likes his fish cakes, dusted with bread crumbs or Panko. So again, that is what I did. I browned them in olive oil. If you use this recipe as is, or change it to please your own pallet, you can't go wrong with this recipe. It's a pleaser! Thank you, Chuck!

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Yummy, I didn't use water or pepper and I dipped them in rice flour before frying to be gluten-free and crisp up. I used canned tuna. (We didnt like them with canned salmon though.) I would make these again.

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Delicious! I used leftover tilapia from fish tacos so I cooked the potatoes by themselves. I cut WAY back on potatoes. Only used 2 large potatoes and it made 8 nice size patties. I think most people could eat 2 of the patties so I'd say that 2 potatoes makes 4 servings. I used a pound of fish and about 1/4 cup of onions and the 2 eggs. I didn't add the water. Instead of salt and pepper I added about 2 teaspoons of Old Bay Seasoning. I sauteed the onions in a little oil before adding them to the fish/potato mixture. Next time I'll probably add a little cayenne because bf likes his food to have a "kick". I made the patties the night before and then fried them up right before dinner. I dredged them in a little seasoned flour before frying them. Served them with homemade tartar sauce, tomato & red onion & avocado salad with a balsamic vinaigrette, and black beans and saffron rice. 5****** for a wonderful recipe!

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My fish cakes have always been disasters - not anymore. Yummy, I also added and indulgence 2 small fillets chopped roughly of fresh salmon. Absolutely beautiful, my husband took some cold to work and everyone wanted a piece - Great Cook - Great Recipe and they even look so good 5*****

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