making fish cakes

2childmum

I have a box of mashed sweet potato and some flaked cooked salmon in my freezer, so I'm thinking of making fish cakes, which I haven't done before.
I think the sweet potato is going to be quite wet, so what would be best to thicken it up a bit? Would flour or breadcrumbs work?
I've seen recipes which say to just roll in breadcrumbs and others which say use an egg and flour first - which is best?
And finally - what should I serve them with? If they already have potato in them then more potato seems a bit carb heavy, but just serving with veg doesn't seem enough
Many thanks for your help!

JIL

Delia does a potato rosti fish cake. It may be better if using sweet potato?
To serve, salad or some green beans?

caronc

I think if you add flour it might taste a bit claggy, though a few fresh breadcrumbs should be ok. Personally I'd not use either just shape and chill thoroughly. Then I dip gently in some flour, spray or brush with oil and bake for 20 mins. I think they hold together better if you bake them rather than frying. To serve yes it's bit carby but some wedges or chips go well and veg wise I like spinach, peas and green beans, a big dollop of tartare sauce and a lemon wedge. Perhaps if you don't want to cook another carb and feel the meal is a bit light make a soup or pudding to go with it.

Pop_Up_Pirate

No way would I have more carbs with a carb heavy fishcake.

Just serve with a salad or 3 fresh veggies.
You can also add parsley, spring onions etc to the fishcakes.

Oh, and fry them in butter, not oil.

Spendless

I'd serve them with watercress, the large stuff you can get, not the small sort you can grow on a windowsill or maybe spinach, an onion salad and chargrilled peppers. I might also add s sweet chilli relish dip.

2childmum

Thanks for the suggestions - I shall be trying this out later in the week.

Livelongandprosper

I use a Delia recipe using tinned salmon which whilst delicious can also be pretty wet and difficult to work with. Well floured hands and a lot of time back in the fridge to set works for me

I serve with salad and for those that want, thin sliced brown bread and butter

Lleucu

echo above comments make flash freeze and then cook works every time, also sometimes use organic stuffing mix as a filler.