Fishcakes!

Maisie

Not fish cakes but similar. corned beef and mash into cakes. Grated onion and cheese with mash into cakes... even mashed veggies made into cakes and fried or baked.

Variations are endless.. whatever you have in the cupboard/fridge.

taplady

I've never made fishcakes before so not sure where to start.I know its fish and mash but wots the best coating ?I'm afraid to say I've always bought the frozen ones!but i am new to old style so I'm sure I wont be buying them again!!

Curry_Queen

taplady wrote:

I've never made fishcakes before so not sure where to start.I know its fish and mash but wots the best coating ?I'm afraid to say I've always bought the frozen ones!but i am new to old style so I'm sure I wont be buying them again!!

I tell you what, once you've made them yourself you will never want to eat those frozen ones again!

This was my first ever attempt at making them and having scouted around the 'net for ideas and recipes I just threw together a few ingredients and hoped for the best LOL!

left-over mash
tin tuna
about a third of a red onion, finely chopped
couple of spoonfuls of frozen sweetcorn
some grated cheddar
glug of worcestershire sauce
salt & pepper to season

I mixed everything together, formed the fishcakes and coated them in flour, then left in the fridge for 30 mins before cooking.

I'm sure there's loads of different ways you can make them basically using up any ingredients you have and I'm looking forward to experimenting with them

Jay-Jay_4

taplady wrote:

I've never made fishcakes before so not sure where to start.I know its fish and mash but wots the best coating ?I'm afraid to say I've always bought the frozen ones!but i am new to old style so I'm sure I wont be buying them again!!

It's one of those recipes that people just throw together really. Left over mash, salt and pepper and a tin of tuna....if it's quite 'mashy' then add more tuna. Then shape into 'fishcake shape' with floured hands and coat all over with flour. I fry mine in a little oil over a medium heat until golden brown and serve with some mayo that I've squeezed fresh lemon juice into.

Mine tend to be quite delicate (ie soggy ) so I let the first side cook for a few minutes before I carefully turn it over.


(bet my hubby would LOVE the corned beef ones too)

taplady

Jay-Jay wrote:

It's one of those recipes that people just throw together really. Left over mash, salt and pepper and a tin of tuna....if it's quite 'mashy' then add more tuna. Then shape into 'fishcake shape' with floured hands and coat all over with flour. I fry mine in a little oil over a medium heat until golden brown and serve with some mayo that I've squeezed fresh lemon juice into.

Mine tend to be quite delicate (ie soggy ) so I let the first side cook for a few minutes before I carefully turn it over.


(bet my hubby would LOVE the corned beef ones too)

so i gather theres no coating on the HM ones? :j

Noozan

taplady wrote:

so i gather theres no coating on the HM ones? :j

Depends on your personal preference really. I usually just use plain flour to dust them but to vary it, I have also used gram (chickpea) flour or fresh breadcrumbs. Just roll in flour, then beaten egg, then breadcrumbs. If we have any stale bread, I whizz it down in food processor and then store in a tub in the freezer so that I always have some to hand.

Jay-Jay_4

curryqueen wrote:

left-over mash
tin tuna
about a third of a red onion, finely chopped
couple of spoonfuls of frozen sweetcorn
some grated cheddar
glug of worcestershire sauce
salt & pepper to season

oh yum....yours is like the luxury version

taplady wrote:

so i gather theres no coating on the HM ones? :j

I don't coat them as the flour makes them go a little bit crispy on the outside anyway, but you could put them in breadcrumbs if you wanted to. My only concern is that they tend to be quite soft and you might break them up with all the dipping involved in coating with breadcrumbs. Having said that It would do no harm to coat one, fry it and see how it comes out before coating the others.

Debt_Free_Chick

Another alternative, if you have left over boiled potatoes - don't mash them, but make little rosti fishcakes, by grating the boiled potatoes and mixing gently with all the other ingredients. It's a Delia thing, but you can improvise. Delia's site is being revamped so I can't post a link yet - it's in the Summer Collection Cookbook

Pooky

I used a mix of mash and sweet potato mash in my last lot, along with tuna and some fresh leftover crab, a handfull of sweetcorn and some fried off onion, they held together really well.... I dip in egg then HM bread crumbs and leave in the fridge for a few hours to keep their shape.....then I normally quickly fry them to give them the colour and cripsness and put into a warm oven for 15 mins...

If i've frozen them then they just go in the oven straight from frozen for about 25 mins....yums!!!!

Badgergal

Just to say a huge thanks, I tried a very simple version involving mash, tuna, and Marigold Bouillon to season before frying and the boyf loved it despite making a !!!!!! face when I first mentioned the word "fishcakes" and muttering "I don't think I like them". They are yummy aren't they and so cheap, he actually wanted seconds.

It really is important to chill them for a bit, as I discovered when he was rushing me, otherwise they...fall apart a bit! Hmm!