Fish Cakes

There are two favourtie fish cakes I like. both the same basic recipe. One is using fresh salmon the other dried codfish soaked. Both use about 6-8 oz fish plus 2 largish potatoes (about 6-8 oz), parlsey, thyme, salt pepper and egg to bind.

Its a one pot cook the fish and potatoes (although usaulaly I make the salmon with leftovers so don't cook at all, I would tend to cook the salmon for ony 5 minutes so put in when potatoes nearly done.

Sprinkle with finaely chopped par4sley and thyme, salt and pepper and mash up with a fork until well mixed. |Let sit for a while until cold and then add well beaten egg and mix. Beat another egg in a bowl. Take some flour and using a largish spoon scoop out mixture and make small patties and coat with egg first then flour or you can use fresh breadcrumbs. Let the pattie sit for a while in the fridge to set.

Pan fry until brown on each side and serve with your choiuce, chips, salad, boiled baby new potatoes, even fried rice all work well. I have them on a bun like a burger sometimes and they are delicious.

Oriental Salmon

We are now in the Scottish Borders and getting lovely salmon. This recipe worked a treat. I got a tail of Salmon and baked it in foil at 350F with just some butter, salt, pepper and parsley for 30 minutes. Then I skinned it and split off the four main fillets. I served it with a stir fry (pak choy, mushrooms carrots onions and baby corn) and plain Jasmine rice, and at the last minute fried some garlic and ginger and spring onions chopped and added that to a qtr cup of good soy and poured it over the fish fillets. Very nice