Fish cakes with vegetables

Fish cakes with vegetables

For an authentic flavour try Ken Hom's fish cakes with vegetables, straight from the markets of Hong Kong

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45-55 minutes

Low-fat

Method

  1. Remove any skin from the fish fillets and then cut them into small pieces. Combine all the fish cake ingredients, except for the oil, in a food processor with 1 tsp of salt and 2 tbsp of water and blend the mixture until it's a firm paste.
  2. Form the paste into two cakes, about 1cm thick. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan and fry each cake for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and leave to drain and cool on paper towels.
  3. While the fish cakes are cooling, soak the mushrooms in warm water for about 20 minutes until soft. Rinse well in cold water, drain, and set aside. When the fish cakes are cool, slice them into finger thick bite-size pieces.
  4. Tip the oil out of the wok, leaving about 11⁄2 tbsp. Reheat the wok over a medium heat, add the garlic, ginger and onion wedges and stir fry for 1 minute. Add the courgette, cucumber, squash (if using), mushrooms and chicken stock and stir fry for another 2 minutes. Mix the sauce ingredients together then pour into the stir fry and continue to cook for another 2 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked. Return the fish cake pieces to the pan and mix gently to heat through. Serve at once with boiled rice.

Per serving

269 kcalories, protein 25g, carbohydrate 16g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g, sugar 2g, salt 3.27 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2004.

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  • 18 February 2009

    yummybook commented on this recipe

    Lovely recipe. I have made this a few times now without the Onion Squash. Firm favourite.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45-55 minutes

Low-fat

authentic cooking

Ingredients

  • 450g firm white-fleshed fish such as cod or hoki
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 tsp cornflour
  • 1 spring onion , finely chopped
  • 1cm/½in fresh ginger , peeled and finely chopped
  • 200ml/7fl oz peanut or vegetable oil, for frying

FOR THE VEGETABLES

  • 8 dried cloud ear mushrooms (worth looking for, otherwise use dried shiitake)
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
  • 1cm/½in fresh ginger , peeled and finely sliced
  • 1 small onion , cut into wedges
  • 1 courgette , sliced into irregular chunks
  • half a cucumber , sliced into irregular chunks
  • 1 onion squash, peeled and sliced into irregular chunks (optional)
  • 3 tbsp chicken stock or water

FOR THE SAUCE

  • 3 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp golden caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp rice wine
  • 125ml chicken stock
  • 1 tsp cornflour mixed with 1 tsp water
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Per serving

269 kcalories, protein 25g, carbohydrate 16g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g, sugar 2g, salt 3.27 g

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