Fish Burgers With a Herb Sauce

Submitted by PetsRus

"East meets West….a different take on fish cakes! I used catfish but would think other white fish would work too."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• For the sauce

• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1⁄2 cup basil leaves
• 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley leaves
• 1⁄4 cup green onion, roughly chopped
• 1 clove crushed garlic
• salt

• For the burgers

• 1 lb catfish, chopped in chunks
• 1 egg
• 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 lime, zest of
• 1 finely chopped chili pepper (optional)
• 3 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
• salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onions or 2 tablespoons chives
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1 cup grated carrot
• vegetable oil (for frying)

directions

1. For the sauce, put all the ingredients in the bowl of your food processor, process until all the herbs are tiny specks, taste to see if it needs more salt
2. Pour the sauce in a bowl and place in the fridge for at least one hour, it will become thicker whilst resting
3. For the burgers, clean the food-processor bowl and put in: the fish, egg, breadcrumbs, zest, chili pepper, coriander, ginger, salt, green onions and the parsley
4. Process using the on and off technique until it becomes almost like a paste, but do not over- process
5. Remove from the processor and transfer to a bowl, mix in the carrots, leave to stand for approx 15 minutes (it will firm up a bit)
6. Shape into 4 burgers or into smaller portions
7. If you have a grill pan preheat it, brush some oil on to the burgers and grill a few minutes on each side until browned and done
8. In a frying pan heat some oil first and then fry on each side for a few minutes until browned and done
9. Serve with the sauce on the side as a burger on a bun or with fries or sautéed potatoes with a salad

Reviews

[cinamongirl]

I thought these were great. I must admit that I made this recipe thinking I would not care for it but my husband requested fish burgers so I gave it a shot. I used cod as catfish was unavailable. The only other change I made was subbing fresh dill for basil in the sauce. The sauce greatly complimented the burgers. Will make again. Thanks for the recipe.!

 

[awazawazawaz]

Greatly enjoyed it.

 

[FlemishMinx]

This one is truly a winner- each of the components in and of themselves, but also as a combination. Think the sauce would be lovely as a salad dressing, as well. Loved the sophisticated flavors, textures, etc. Did use the entire chili pepper, seeds and all and was just spicy enough for us. Thanks for posting, Annelies!

 

[TOOLBELT DIVA]

Fast, easy, tasty, I love the addition of grated carrots which added colour and body to the fishburger. It did not fall apart during the cooking process. I also appreciate the minimal usage of sodium products. When the fishburgers had been eaten, the left over sauce was used for dipping... Excellent quick lunch, served with rice pilaf and cole slaw... Thank you for this quick, tasty recipe; I shall add this to my cook book for future use.

 

[Susie D]

These were an easy meal with a terrific taste. DH & I liked the spicy flavor of the patties. The ginger & chili pepper were great additions. I did add 1/2 cup more breadcrumbs as I felt the fish mixture was a little too wet to fry. I did make the whole recipe for the sauce, but had over half of it left. I will use this recipe the next time I make tuna patties. Great job!