Feelgood fish cakes

Feelgood fish cakes

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Cooking time

Prep: 15 mins Cook: 35 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 4

These budget-friendly fish cakes made with canned sardines are packed full of good stuff

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition info

Nutrition

kcalories
287
protein
16g
carbs
29g
fat
13g
saturates
2g
fibre
2g
sugar
2g
salt
0.67g

Ingredients

  • 600g potatoes, cut into chunks
  • 2 x 120g cans sardines in spring water, drained
  • 4 tbsp chopped parsley
  • zest and juice 1 small lemon
  • 3 tbsp light mayonnaise
  • 4 tbsp fat-free Greek yogurt (we used Total 0%)
  • 1 tbsp seasoned plain flour
  • 4 tsp sunflower oil
  • green salad and lemon wedges, to serve

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Method

  1. Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender, about 15-20 mins. Meanwhile, coarsely mash the sardines in a bowl (there’s no need to remove the calcium-rich bones as they are soft enough to eat). Mix in 3 tbsp chopped parsley and half the lemon zest and juice. Meanwhile, mix the mayonnaise and yogurt with the remaining parsley, lemon zest and juice and some seasoning.
  2. Drain the potatoes, then mash until smooth. Gently mix into the sardine mixture and season. Shape into 8 fat fish cakes using floured hands, then dust lightly with the seasoned flour.
  3. Heat half the oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry half the fish cakes for 3-4 mins on each side until golden and crisp. Keep warm; repeat with remaining oil and fish cakes. Serve with the lemony mayonnaise, salad and lemon wedges.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2010

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gr13zly's picture

Wasn't overly impressed with these, then again, I'm not a lover of sardines in general but thought I'd give them a go...

I found them a little wet, which wasn't too much of an issue as I think I put a bit too much lemon juice in to be honest.

The mayonnaise was really nice though and I can see that going with other fish recepies. I'll try this again but using different fish.

charlottewhite's picture
5

Delicious and went down a treat in our house. Will be making again and again, so cheap to do as well.

rachelulu's picture
5

Absolutely delicious although a bit mushy. Will probably coat in breadcrumbs next time. The kids aged 2 and 1 loved them.

playfair's picture
3

Tasted nice but had difficulty making them bind together. Although using sardines was very economical. Will make again

nexusmind's picture
5

Very good recipe for easy fish-cakes that are not only tasty but cheap.

I found I had to cook them longer than was stated but only by a couple of minutes more each side so nothing major.

The consistency of the fish-cakes was good and using the cheap but strong tasting sardines is a great idea.

The sauce compliments them brilliantly and was easy and quick to make.

isapple's picture
4

I definitely didn't have the problem of the fishcakes being too wet, if anything they were a little dry, though I did use baking potatoes which are quite floury so that might have made a difference. I thought these were pretty good, nice cheap way of getting fish into your diet. I rolled in flour, then egg, then porridge oats before frying. I also added some crushed garlic and chilli flakes to the mix for a little more flavour. All in all very good.

mamff26's picture

i totally agree with fatty, mine were too wet and wouldn't fry. don't think i'll be making these again!!

annefryingpan's picture
4

I coated these with crushed crisps, which gave them some texture, as otherwise they are quite soft.

lalybaba's picture
1

Was disapointed with these...found them wet and difficult to handle and not particularly interesting in taste...on the plus side the lemon mayonaise was good and they did have the advantage of being made entirely from the dregs of my very bare cupboad.

flirtinflight's picture
5

I really liked these. Really tasty, and so simple. Sadly my 2yr old didn't like them, which suprised me as he normally likes tinned fish.

zlrobinson88's picture

Really tasty! We enjoyed it a lot, the lemon balanced out the fishy taste and gave a slight zing. :)

nataliasupernova's picture
2

I thought the fishcakes were vile, but my boyfriend said he liked them. They were too squishy and not enough flavour for my liking.

rigbyloveshopping's picture
5

Very tasty but I mine turned out a bit soggy too, I added some breadcrumbs to firm them up a bit, the family loved them so I will try them again.

ebishop24's picture
5

Made the mayo with creme fraiche instead of greek yoghurt, as its what we had in the fridge. Worked just as well.

Was really tasty - served it wide salad & lemony cous cous, went down a treat.

kasiafronck's picture
4

I used dill instead of parsley and sardines in olive oil and they were delicious. I also floured, egged and breadcrumbed the fishcakes and deep fried them for 2 minutes until golden and kept warm while I made the salad and they would have been smart enough to serve as a starter at a dinner party. This recipe made 10 fishcakes the size of a largeish tomato and it was JUST enough to serve 2 adults and 2 children.

tinydancer's picture
1

I'm sorry, but these were dreadful! Maybe I had the juciest lemon in history, but they were too wet, hard to fry and tasted....not brilliant. Everyone round the table had on a sort of 'help me' face as they forced them down. Except my 4 year old, who is usually fussy and munched the lot. The lemon mayo was nice though!

smart1e's picture
5

Quick, easy, cheap and good for you! Had these with sweet potato wedges and they were delicous.

hollywoozle's picture
5

Made these just as recipe and they were thoroughly enjoyed! Went really nicely with the lemony mayonnaise.

chris-mellor's picture
5

Brilliant. I left out the sauce - served with peas, mint and butter.

ANyone know if these are good to freeze? I suspect they are but would ask if anyone else has experience with them.

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