Smoked Salmon Fish Cakes

Kevin Young's Note:

I saw quite a few salmon cake recipes here but thought I'd share this one as well. These are amazing, even my wife who doesn't like salmon (a concept I don't understand myself) really enjoyed them.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 8 cakes

• 1 lb smoked salmon
• 1 lb mashed potatoes
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablespoons coarse grain mustard
• 1 tablespoon fresh dill , chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley , chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives , chopeed
• ½ lemon, juice and rind of , grated
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ cup flour
• 2 eggs , beaten
• 1 ½ cups breadcrumbs

Directions:

1. Flake salmon with a fork and place in a large bowl with potatoes, butter, and mustard and mix well.
2. Add dill, parsley, chives, lemon rind and juice, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.
3. Divide mixture into eight portions and form into balls.
4. Flatten each ball to about 1 inch thick.
5. Dip each cake in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs thoroughly coating with each.
6. Fry fish cakes in oil over medium high heat until golden brown and crispy about 5-8 minutes on each side.
7. You can serve with a tartar sauce or some other condiment but really they are great just with a squeeze of lemon or a dash of tabasco.

Reviews

[tel13]

These were really good! Just the right balance of flavours. The grain mustard added a particularly nice bite. Thanks for sharing.