leon
BBC Good Food Member since 18 August 2008
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18 August 2008
Ultimate fish cakes
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"I can improve on this recipe. Fresh cod and/or haddock have a very delicate taste. Try a mix of smoked haddock and fresh salmon, or smoked haddock and hot-smoked salmon to give a more pronounced flavour. Then, used a mix of potatoes and cooked rice (50% each by volume) which gives a lighter cake. And finally - use Japanese breadcrumbs (e.g. "Panko" Blue Dragon brand) which are infinitely superior to any other type and produce a wonderful crunchy texture. If you have a potato ricer then use this in preference to mashing the potatoes, extra work but produces a less dense potato mix. I can say modestly that this method produces the best fish cakes I have ever eaten. Th"
