Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing Fish Cakes

Fish Cakes.

You can have Fish Cakes using 11 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Fish Cakes

1. Prepare 400 gms of haddock fillet. You can use salmon, cod).
2. It's 1 of large potato.
3. Prepare 1 of large or 2 small carrots.
4. You need of Fresh herbs - thyme, coriander, spring onion, parsley.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of roasted ground cumin.
6. You need 1 tsp of smoked paprika (optional).
7. Prepare of Freshly ground black pepper.
8. You need to taste of Salt.
9. You need of Some liquid milk to poach the fish.
10. You need of Bread crumbs.
11. It's of Oil to fry and little butter.

Fish Cakes instructions

1. Start by poaching the fish. Prepare the fish by placing the fish fillet in a microwave proof bowl. Add some milk enough to cover the fish..
2. Cover and steam in the microwave for about 3-4 minutes..
3. Using a slotted spoon, carefully remove the poached fish from the milk. Leave aside..
4. Next steam the root vegetables. Peel and cut the carrot and potato, cut in chunks..
5. In the same bowl of milk add the cut vegetables, season with some salt. Cover and steam for about 5-8 minutes until softened. Cook longer if needed..
6. Using a potato masher or a fork, mash the cooked vegetables. Keep some of the milk to add to the mashed vegetables if needed..
7. Place in a mixing bowl. Add all the seasoning ingredients..
8. Using a fork flake the steamed fish, fold into the mashed vegetables..
9. Season with salt and pepper. Carefully add the fresh herbs to the mixture..
10. Divide the mixture into four portions. Gently pat into a ball and shape into four fish cakes..
11. Place some breadcrumbs on a plate. Coat the fish cakes generously with the breadcrumbs..
12. You can either keep refrigerated and shallow fry when ready to eat..
13. Shallow fry in a nonstick pan 2 minutes on each sides until golden. Finish off with a little butter for the finished golden look..
14. Serve warm with some salad..
15. To note these fish cakes can be frozen. Place on a square of parchment paper when freezing, as it will be easy to keep them separated apart. And easy to remove them individually when needed..