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Fish cakes for freezing?

SomersetPrincess
SomersetPrincess Posts: 279 Forumite
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Hi all! I have a query for you foodies.

I want to make my own tuna fish cakes tonight, but I want to be able to freeze them, preferably before cooking.

Does anyone have a recipe/guidance? I want to make at least 25 (preferably more if possible) and have 3 x 400g tins of tuna, loads of value spuds and eggs. Is this enough tuna? Do I need to add egg to the mash and tuna to make it stick together? Do I need to coat them in egg in flour? Can I just freeze before frying? How do I then cook them from frozen??

Sorry for being so dim - put it down to being both oregnant AND blonde hehe!
Kirsty, Taunton, xxx
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  • taplady
    taplady Posts: 7,184 Forumite
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    Hi !
    I regularly make tuna fishcakes.Just Tuna and mash and seasoning, never needed egg to bind.I coat mine in egg and HM breadcrumbs.You can freeze them cooked or uncooked.(brown breadcrumbs are nice :D )

    I cook mine by frying lightly on both sides in a little oil to give them a nice colour them shove them in the oven. I usually defrost them before cooking but I expect it's ok to cook from frozen, just takes longer.
    I freeze them between greaseproof paper in an old icecream tub usually.
    Hope this is of help to you.There is a thread somewhere if you search all about fishcakes! :j
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  • SomersetPrincess
    SomersetPrincess Posts: 279 Forumite
    Thanks so much for that!!!!
    Kirsty, Taunton, xxx
  • taplady
    taplady Posts: 7,184 Forumite
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    You're welcome! :D The thread by Curry Queen on fishcakes is very interesting! sorry but I dont know how to do a link! :o
    Do what you love :happyhear
  • SomersetPrincess
    SomersetPrincess Posts: 279 Forumite
    Thats okay have found it now - am drooling at the prospect!!
    Kirsty, Taunton, xxx
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    taplady wrote:
    You're welcome! :D The thread by Curry Queen on fishcakes is very interesting! sorry but I dont know how to do a link! :o

    There's a brilliant guide by sra on links:


    How to do links


    It's easy, honest :)
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  • taplady
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    I'm having a go at my first link! (didn't find it easy,needed help from DS1)

    Here's the fishcake thread
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  • taplady
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    Yippee I did it!:j
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  • squeaky
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    Yay ! :)
    Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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  • SomersetPrincess
    SomersetPrincess Posts: 279 Forumite
    Thanks for this guys! I boiled up a load of value spuds, maashed them, added a 400g tin of tuna and some herbs and made into actual fish cakes!!! I got 12 huge cakes out of the mixture! I have left 4 out for tea tonight and have frozen the rest - they look lovely!
    Kirsty, Taunton, xxx
  • taplady
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    SomersetPrincess wrote:
    Thanks for this guys! I boiled up a load of value spuds, maashed them, added a 400g tin of tuna and some herbs and made into actual fish cakes!!! I got 12 huge cakes out of the mixture! I have left 4 out for tea tonight and have frozen the rest - they look lovely!

    Am glad they came out ok!:j They're really easy, cheap and tasty!:D
    Do what you love :happyhear
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