Filipino Fish Cakes Recipes

MAUREEN'S PILCHARD FISH CAKES

Steps:

• Drain the pilchards, retaining the tomato sauce.
• Add to mashed potato and beaten egg, mixture must be quite stiff.
• Add onion and seasoning.
• Form into cakes and bake at 200 C for approximately 30 minutes, turning over half way through.
• (If desired, allow to cool and freeze - can be re-heated in microwave).
• Serve with reserved tomato juice, simmered with italian herbs and parmesan.

FILIPINO FISH CAKES

Steps:

• Slice the fish filets into thin strips. Season the strips with salt and pepper.
• Prepare the batter - add flour into a mixing bowl, then slowly add lime soda while stirring it constantly. Add enough liquid until you get a pancake batter consistency.
• Season the batter with salt, fish sauce, ground black pepper, paprika, and sriracha hot sauce. Mix all these ingredients until they're well incorporated.
• Add the fish meat into the batter along with the carrots and green onions. Mix all of them well until all are well coated.
• Add oil into a frying pan and heat until a drop of water sizzles in the oil. Spoon the fish cake mixture into half a cup measuring cup and then add to the frying pan and press down to form then into pancake shapes.
• Fry them over medium heat for 4 minutes on each side.
• Remove the fish cakes to a plate lined with paper towels to drain the excess oil.
• Serve with sriracha sauce and/or vinegar to dip them inches.

FILIPINO STYLE FISH CAKES

Steps:

• coarsley grate the potato and carrots
• Chop the onion coarsley.
• Mix together the fish with above ingredients.
• add enough eggs so mixture is coated well.
• then add some flour and mix so that mixture is quite sticky.
• add salt and pepper.
• make fish cakes not too big and flatten with hand and drop in shallow oil.

PROPER BRITISH FISH CAKES

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise, capers, shallot, parsley, tarragon, horseradish, mustard, and cayenne together in a bowl for tartar sauce and refrigerate until needed.
• Add milk and bay leaf to a saucepan and place the pieces of fish over the top. Season with salt. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, and cook for about 1 minute, stirring occasionally. As soon as the fish firms up, but before it starts to flake apart, turn off the heat and cover. Let sit for 5 minutes before draining. Let cool, about 10 minutes. Refrigerate until needed.
• Meanwhile, bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add russet potato and boil until tender but not falling apart.
• Drain and mash potato in a bowl. Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne. Add parsley, chives, and lemon zest; add 1 tablespoon tartar sauce mixture. Mix until combined. Flake chilled fish over the top. Mix until combined.
• Scoop out ¼ of the mixture and form into a patty. Repeat with remaining mixture.
• Dust cakes with flour on both sides. Brush both sides of cakes with beaten egg. Coat in bread crumbs.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry patties in the hot oil until golden brown and heated through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels before serving with tartar sauce.

COD FISH CAKES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot of water, bring the water to a boil. Let the potatoes cook until they are almost tender.
• Add the fish to the pot and let the fish and potatoes cook until they are both soft. Drain well and transfer the potatoes and fish to a large mixing bowl.
• Add butter, onion, parsley, and egg to the bowl; mash the mixture together. Mold the mixture into patties.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over a medium-high heat. Fry the patties on both sides until golden brown. Drain on paper towels before serving.

BLUEFISH PATTIES WITH QUICK AIOLI SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim dark parts from the fish and discard. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; drop fillets in and cook until white and flaky, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool, about 5 minutes. Flake with a fork.
• Mix panko, eggs, red bell pepper, onion, celery, mustard, seafood seasoning, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper into the bowl with the flaked fish. Stir in 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon at a time, just until mixture holds together. Form into 6 equal-size patties.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Transfer patties carefully to the skillet. Fry, turning once, until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes per side.
• Whisk together 1/2 cup mayonnaise, minced garlic, lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon seafood seasoning. Serve aioli sauce alongside patties.

NOVA SCOTIA FISH CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix together flaked fish, mashed potatoes, onion, 1/4 cup flour, eggs and parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Form the mixture into 12 small patties.
• Place the remaining 1/2 cup flour in a shallow dish and season with salt and pepper. Stir to mix well.
• Heat about a 1/4-inch of vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet over moderately high heat. Dredge the fish patties in the seasoned flour, shaking off any excess and add them to the hot oil. Cook untill browned on both sides; about 8 minutes total, turning once. As the patties are cooked, transfer them to paper towels to drain. Serve hot.