Filipino Style 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 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.

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.

SCOTTISH FISH CAKES

Steps:

• Marinate the salmon and cod in orange and lemon juice, salt and pepper, basil, parsley and olive oil.
• Boil potatoes until cooked, drain them and then bake them in the oven (at low heat) for 10 minutes.
• Mash the potatoes and (while potato is still hot) mix in the fish and the marinade.
• Set the mixture aside to cool down.
• When the mixture is cold, add the beaten eggs and mix in.
• Take handfuls of the mixture and shape into large egg-sized balls, flatten to about 1-inch-thick rounds.
• Bake under a hot broiler for 2 minutes.

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.