Salmon Rissoles

alligirl's Note:

From my friend Sarah, in New Zealand. Posted for ZWT 5.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 8.0 rissoles

• 8 ounces salmon
• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 1 small onion , finely chopped
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• salt
• black pepper
• ¼ cup chopped parsley
• oil , for shallow frying

Directions:

1. Drain and flake salmon, reserving liquid.
2. Combine salmon, reserved liquid, potato and onion.
3. Sift flour and baking powder together into salmon mixture.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Add parsley. Mix well to combine.
6. Divide mixture into 8 even sized portions. Shape into rounds.
7. Heat oil in a large frying pan.
8. Add rissoles and cook until golden on both sides.
9. Drain on absorbent paper.

Reviews

[I'mPat]

Sorry this did not work for us real well. Very easy to put together, I used a 415 (14 ounces) gram can of red salmon so up other ingredients for 12 ounces though only used a 1/4 cup parsley as that was all I had and for dietary reasons used spring onions (mainly greeen for the onion). The biggest problem we had was a raw flour taste it did not cook out in cooking the rissoles. I made 8 rissoles with mix (big enough to put on a burger) but served with chips/fries and steamed vegetables. I will be trying again but maybe using dried bread crumbs as the binder instead of the flour or maybe a mix of both. Thank you alligirl, made for Everyday A Holiday.

[Boomette]

I loved it so much. It tastes like salmon pie. yummy! I did half the recipe and used a small can of salmon without salt. I used plain mashed potatoes. DH said it misses something. Maybe if my mashed potatoes would have been seasoned, it would have made a difference. But anyway, for me it was a hit. Thanks Alligirl :) Made for Holiday tag

[wicked cook 46]

I was going to give this 4 stars but after writing the review am changing to 5. Not because it was a WOW recipe for us ( it was a Good recipe for us) but because it is one I know I will make again and again just for simplicity and ease of switching it up. I have never made any fish cakes before and the only ones I have had were store bought frozen ones YUCK but these were tasty. I cut the recipe in half to make 4 rissoles. Yes they were a bit mushy but we like that with the nice crispy crust. I did not use all the salmon liquid. We like when part of the meal is "plain" when we have another side that is spicy. I made these earlier and let them sit in the fridge for an hour or so. Just a nice quick recipe when you have some leftover potatoes and a can of salmon and don't know what to make LOL My cats LOVED this recipe since there is about 5 ounces of salmon in a can and they got the remaining ounce as a treat LOL My potatoes were just mashed with no cream or butter added to them. This is also a recipe that could be altered easily with some finely diced hot peppers and different herbs/spices and we love that in a recipe. Will make again as written and with changes. I served them with Caramelized Onion Dip#378477 as a topping. YUM.