Simple fish cakes

Simple fish cakes

Once the preserve of dodgy chippies, fish cakes are now smart dinner party fodder

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Method

  1. Put the onion in a large frying pan, sit the fish on top and pour the wine or stock over. Bring to a gentle simmer, cover and cook the fish for 6-8 minutes or until cooked through. Remove and cool. Strain out the onion (keep the wine or stock if you are making the sauce, right) and mix into the mashed potato with the herbs.
  2. Flake in the fish in decent-sized chunks and season. Gently mix everything and, using floured hands, shape into 8 cakes. Lightly dust with flour, dip in egg and then in breadcrumbs. Chill for at least 30 minutes (important or they will come apart in the pan).
  3. Heat 1cm oil in a large frying pan. Fry the fish cakes in batches for 3-4 minutes each side or until they are golden, crisp and heated through. Drain on kitchen paper.
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Per serving

542 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 30.2 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 2.2g, salt 0.85 g

Recipe from olive magazine, July 2005.

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  • 18 December 2009

    Sparx rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious and encouraged a group of my girlfriends to get back into fish cakes!

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  • 23 February 2010

    ms2000 rated this recipe

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  • 03 March 2010

    Stace rated this recipe

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  • 21 April 2010

    mrsb rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These are so easy to make and very very yummy x

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  • 16 May 2010

    gab3x2000 commented on this recipe

    I find chips with fishcakes full of potato a little bit too potatoey so I recommend you serve the fishcakes with swiss chard (boiled briefly then drained and with garlic and plenty of olive oil) or simmilar spinach type medley.

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  • 02 June 2010

    Mammabat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used "river cobbler" fish white fillets in this recipe and very finely sliced spring onion( left out the wine though...) They were lovely, made small ones for my grandson, and larger ones for the adults, served with salad and green beans, and a mildly spicy homemade salsa to dip them in.... I will be making them again, cheap and filling meal but looks so fancy!

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  • 03 August 2010

    helenm rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Gorgeous! I also added a hot smoked salmon fillet and formed into 12 medium cakes to serve six as a main course. Very messy to make but well worth the effort.

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  • 10 August 2010

    Charles C commented on this recipe

    Looks good and easy. Can prepared and crumbed fishcakes be frozen?

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  • 10 August 2010

    Charles C commented on this recipe

    Looks good and easy. Can prepared and crumbed fishcakes be frozen?

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  • 13 September 2010

    Malin rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely tasting fish cakes. Will definitely make again.

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  • 19 October 2010

    cuoco rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My 5 star rating is for the finished fish cakes, which are really scrumptious. I'll definitely make these again, bye bye ready made ones. BUT... I do have two comments about the method. (i) These take longer than 30 minutes - 15 minutes to boil potatoes, 30 minutes minimum in the fridge and 8 minutes to cook. With time added on in between you are looking at an hour. (ii) I wouldn't recommend dipping the cakes in the egg and then into breadcrumbs. This becomes very messy and if you actually dip the wet cake into the breadcrumbs they also become wet and sticky. So, I brushed the egg onto the cakes using a pastry brush and sprinkled the breadcrumbs over. Much less mess and less chance of the cake falling apart with all the handling.

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  • 19 February 2011

    foody94 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    great recipe! gorgeous and simple fish cakes deffo making again

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  • 22 March 2011

    Margie commented on this recipe

    Fantastic. Satisfied all my fussy eaters. Taste is great.

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  • 30 April 2011

    Jane commented on this recipe

    My 2 year old love this recipe.

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  • 14 May 2011

    Bill Reid commented on this recipe

    Instead of using boiled potatoes I use baked (although I do cheat and microwave them). This gives your mix a much drier consistency. Then form the fishcakes, leave in the fridge for as long as possible, hours rather than minutes then crumb them.

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  • 12 July 2011

    carly commented on this recipe

    I made these for dinner tonight for my husband and i, so i halfed the portion sizes of the receipe to make 2 x fishcakes each, they were huge and i could not not imagine having chips with them too. i served them with a small crispy side salad with red onion and some mushy peas and a couple of lemon wedges and tartar sauce. I was lazy and used Paxo Goldencrumb to coat them in instead of fresh but they were really tasty. Also cut down the chilling time by putting them in the freezer for 15mins. Will definately make fish cakes again maybe try Thai Fish Cakes next time.

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  • 28 July 2011

    Crystal rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    PERFECT! This was my first real attempt at cooking and they turned out great! I would rate this recipe as 'easy'. If they start falling apart just pat with more flour ;)

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  • 11 August 2011

    Hope rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My friend and I made these, and despite having the wrong fish and type of potato, they still turned out superbly! I will definitely be making these again.

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  • 20 September 2011

    CarolineB commented on this recipe

    I was stuck for what to cook for dinner, so as ever went to the Good Food Website for inspiration. These came out wonderfully , I had no fresh tarragon so used coriander and have to loved the taste, my husband ate 3 of them. So they must have been good. I served with Batmati rice and green beans. A winner

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  • 20 October 2011

    banana16 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Tasty!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion , finely chopped
  • 500g fish fillets, skinned
  • 350ml white wine or fish stock
  • 500g mashed potatoes
  • parsley , tarragon or dill or a mix chopped to make 1-2 tbsp
  • flour for dusting
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • fresh or dried breadcrumb , to coat
  • oil for frying
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Per serving

542 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 30.2 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 2.2g, salt 0.85 g

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