Photo: David Holifield
Ultimate fish cakes
18 ingredients
Serves 4
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Angela Nilsen went in search of perfection in her quest to pack flavour and texture into fish cakes
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1315
Calories
78g
Protein
43g
Fat
152g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Salmon | 100g cooked | 208 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Vegetable | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Haddock | 100g cooked | 112 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Shallot | 1 tbsp minced (10g) | 7 |
| Watercress | 1 cup (34g) | 4 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Capers | 1 tbsp (9g) drained | 2 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Chive | 1 tbsp (3g) | 1 |
| Horseradish | not in our table | 0 |
| Sunflower Oil | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 125ml mayonnaise
- 1 rounded tbsp capers , roughly chopped (rinsed and drained if salted)
- 1 rounded tsp creamed horseradish
- 1 rounded tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 small shallot , very finely chopped
- 1 tsp flatleaf parsley , finely chopped
- 450g skinned Icelandic cod or haddock fillet, from a sustainable source
- 2 bay leaves
- 150ml milk
- 350g Maris Piper potatoes
- ½ tsp finely grated lemons zest
- 1 tbsp fresh white flatleaf parsley , chopped
- 1 tbsp snipped chives
- 1 egg
- flour , for shaping
- 85g fresh white breadcrumbs , preferably a day or two old
- 3-4 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil , for shallow frying
- lemon wedges and watercress , to serve
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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