Old Fashioned Fish Cakes With Sour Cream Sauce Recipes

CLASSIC FISH CAKES

Steps:

• Place all ingredients, except for the breadcrumbs, in a large bowl and mash until thoroughly combined.Form the mixture into 8 equal patties and roll them in the panko breadcrumbs. (You can make smaller patties if you prefer.) Refrigerate the patties for at least 30 minutes or until they've firmed up.
• Heat some oil in a non-stick pan and fry the patties on each side for 3-4 minutes until lightly browned, being careful not to overcrowd the pan.
• Serve immediately with our BEST homemade tartar sauce!

SALMON FISH CAKES WITH DILL AND SPINACH SAUCE

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender.
• Drain, return to the pan and mash thoroughly without milk, butter or water.
• Tip the mash into a mixing bowl.
• Meanwhile, place the salmon in a suitable pan and cover with 300ml water.
• Crumble in the stock cube and add the bay leaf.
• Bring the water to the boil, reduce the heat and cook the fish for five minutes a side (10 minutes if the fish is totally immersed).
• Turn off the heat, cover the pan and leave for five minutes.
• Add half the fish (keep the stock to use later), the tomato ketchup and anchovy essence (if desired) to the potato.
• Season generously with pepper and lightly with salt.
• Mix thoroughly until smooth.
• Now flake the remaining fish and fold through the mixture.
• Form handfuls into eight regular-sized fish cakes or sausages, or 12 smaller ones, laying the fish cakes on a plate as you go.
• Chill to firm for at least 15 minutes and up to 24 hours (covered with clingfilm) in the fridge while you make the sauce.
• Melt the butter and stir in the flour until smooth.
• Discard the bay leaf and gradually add the hot fish stock, stirring constantly, as the sauce comes up to the boil to avoid lumps.
• Add the milk and cream.
• Reduce the heat and simmer gently for five minutes.
• Shred the spinach.
• Stir spinach and dill into the thick, creamy sauce.
• Cook for a few minutes until the spinach wilts.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning.
• Preheat the oven to 400F or 200 degrees C.
• Oil a baking sheet.
• Dust the fish cakes with flour, shaking off any excess.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan and, when very hot, fry the fish cakes for about five minutes a side until nicely crusty.
• Transfer to the baking sheet and cook in the oven for 10 minutes.
• Reheat the sauce and serve with the fish cakes, adding a wedge of lemon.

LEMON SOUR CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Chill till served over broiled fish or baked potatoes.

SALMON PATTIES WITH DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix salmon, breadcrumbs, onion, Dijon mustard, egg, and lemon juice together in a bowl; form into 2 patties.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook patties in the hot oil until lightly browned and cooked through, 4 minutes per side; season with sea salt and black pepper.
• Mix sour cream, dill, garlic powder, and sea salt together in a bowl; serve alongside salmon patties.

FISH CAKES WITH TARTARE SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the tartare sauce: mix all the ingredients together and chill (you won't need it all; leftovers keep for 3-4 days, covered, in the fridge and enliven any seafood dish).
• Preheat the oven to 150C/gas 2/fan 130C. Spread the crumbs over a baking sheet and dry in the oven for 10-15 minutes until pale golden, stirring halfway.
• At the same time, hard-boil one of the eggs. Cut the potatoes into chunks. Cook in boiling salted water for 10-15 minutes until tender. Drain well and mash with a fork.
• While the egg and potatoes are cooking, put the fish in a frying pan with just enough water to cover. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes until just cooked. Remove the fish with a palette knife and put on a plate. When it is cool enough to handle, carefully remove the skin and any bones. Flake the fish.
• Shell the egg and chop it. Carefully mix with the potato, fish, lemon zest, parsley, ½ tsp salt and a some black pepper. With floured hands, shape into 4 round cakes.
• Coat each cake in the egg, then the dried breadcrumbs. Reshape if necessary.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the cakes over a medium heat for 5 minutes on each side, turning once, until golden on both sides. Serve with the tartare sauce.