Fish Cakes

Argh, how is it that I ended up making 3 dinners tonight? Why can't my "kids" be less fussy? I am sure I am to blame for them being that way, but for the life of me I can't figure out how. It's not like they haven't been exposed to a wide variety of foods all their life. But one dislikes almost all red meat, another wants red meat at every meal, and they both dislike fish and seafood intensely. So tonight I made hamburgers, a bagel sandwich for the red meat hater, and then just for me, fish cakes with a side of spinach. My kitchen is a disaster but our bellies are full. :)

72. Salmon Fish Cakes (Jamie's Food Revolution, page 280)

I cheated slightly and used tinned wild red sockeye salmon, instead of steaming my own fillets. Because of the salt content, I omitted sea salt in the rest of the recipe. But otherwise I followed it to a "T". I peeled and boiled some potatoes, mashed them, and then let them cool completely. I picked the leaves off a "small" bunch of Italian parsley. Can someone please tell me how you judge the size of a bunch? Are they packaged the same here as in the UK? I have no idea, but I figured I'd use about half of the bunch I had bought, and called that enough. It actually turned out to be a lot of leaves! But once I chopped it up it, it didn't seem quite so much.




I added the potatoes to a bowl, flaked the salmon into them, added a tbsp of flour, the parsley, an egg, and the zest of one lemon. I seasoned generously with pepper. I shaped the mixture into 8 patties, which I formed on a floured board, and dusted them with flour for good measure. The book says they freeze well at this stage, so I wrapped 4 of them in plastic wrap, while I put the other 4 in a hot pan, with a couple of glugs of olive oil. I cooked them for 3 or 4 minutes on each side until golden brown, and then squeezed some lemon juice over them before eating. Mmmmmmm, the lemon juice just made them! Great, great flavour combination.

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For dessert, I had french vanilla ice cream topped with granola and maple syrup. I am using the granola on everything! Yogurt, fruit, oatmeal, and now ice cream. I even snacked on it plain the one day. It's seriously addictive!