Spicy smoked fish cakes with herb salad & eggs

Spicy smoked fish cakes with herb salad & eggs

Flavour haddock with Indian biryani spices then mix with leftover mashed potato and make comforting patties

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Plus chilling

Method

  1. Place the haddock in a shallow microwaveable dish and sprinkle over 3 tbsp water. Cover and microwave on Medium for 2-3 mins until the fish flakes easily, then tear into large pieces, discarding the skin and any bones.
  2. Mix together the flaked fish, potato, spring onions and curry paste, then use your hands to form into 4 cakes. Chill in the fridge for 10 mins or up to 24 hrs. Dust the sides of each cake with a little flour. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large non-stick frying pan, then cook the fish cakes for 3-5 mins on each side until golden brown and warmed through.
  3. Meanwhile, heat a pan of water to boiling. Gently lower in the eggs and cook for 4 mins for really runny yolks to 6 mins for a harder yolk. Remove from the pan and peel. Reserve a handful of salad leaves for later in the week. Toss together the remaining leaves with the coriander leaves, lemon juice and 2 tbsp oil. Serve the fish cakes alongside the salad with an egg on top.

Per serving

329 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 16g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 3g, salt 1.94 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2009.

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  • 12 November 2009

    Helen commented on this recipe

    Looks a nice recipe and would like to try this but not sure whether you are supposed to boil the eggs or poach them. It does not say, but instructing us to peel the eggs after cooking suggests boiling. If this is the case, how come there is a link showing how to poach eggs? Very confusing!

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  • 14 January 2010

    sue adamson rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 13 April 2010

    donnalovescheese rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Wow!! The best fishcakes I've ever tasted. Made a lovely light dinner with plenty of salad. Had to make 2 for my husband though.

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  • 01 July 2010

    fairyclairy6 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Yeah I would say a man would need 2 of these. I personally found this a bit stressful to make as I was cooking eggs and frying, alongside trying to steam some brocolli (didn't have much salad), and if you don't have mashed potato ready then easily add 30 mins to prep time for cooking spuds and letting them cool. Took an hour for me to make this one. Also, could do with slightly more fish than recipe said.

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  • 16 August 2012

    jaebee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The first time I made these cakes I added the coriander leaves (chopped) to the fishcake mix and it was really nice, the second time I didn't add any and they were only OK. So I recommend adding the coriander to the fishcake. I didn't have curry paste so just put in a couple of teaspoons of curry powder and a little olive oil to help bind the mixture. Will make again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Plus chilling

Comforting fish supper

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329 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 16g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 3g, salt 1.94 g

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