fish cake recipes

[Swill]

Anyone have any fish cake recipes? I thought you could just grind up the fish with the small bones too, but can't find out any info. Or do you have to use cooked and cooled fish?

Thanks

Swill

[Quetico]

The recipe my mom uses says to cut the small pin bones out before pulling apart the fish.

[Dark Cloud]

I would recomend useing boneless. Nothing worse than eating fish and finding a bone...

I typically use walleye or panfish and prefer to use un-cooked filets and hand chop them. I dont care for the texture when the fish is ground, but thats me. I usually add some seasoned breadcrunbs, egg, saute'd onions, salt n pepper to the fish and form into thin patties and fry them in enough oil to cover half the patty and brown em on both sides. You can also dip the patties in egg and bread them before frying.

Lots of ways to flavor them up also, cajun, dill, lemon, scallions...

Honestly cakes are my least favorite way to have fish but everyone always loves them when I make em.

[Swill]

Sound excellent dark cloud! Plus, I won't have to dirty the grinder, so that will make clean up much easier.

If I may ask, how do you server em? Any sauce?

[Mnfisher]

I will put Northern filets with bones through the grinder TWICE. I like to add a little chopped celery along with the crumbs, egg, seasoning. Roll them into balls, then roll the balls into more crumbs and refrigerate for a while. Flatten them out when putting them in the oil. If the fish aren't biting, you can use canned salmon....very tasty.

[Dark Cloud]

Swill - Some people like them with good old ketchup. I like mine better with homemade tartar. Mayo, fresh lime or lemon juice, I like dill relish better than sweet relish, some chopped sweet onion, salt, pepper, and cajun seasoning.

They make a great sandwich on a toasted roll, with tartar, lettuce, and tomato.

They are actually good leftover cold also...

[Surface Tension]

Boil the fish first, all the bone are easily removed as you flake the fish up.

Season(salt pepper) the fish and then the sky is the limit as far as what you want for spices. Salt, pepper, garlic, a little bit of onion, chives, dill, parmesan cheese. You can add sugar and you'll get a mock crab patty. Use egg as a binder.

Make into a ball then roll in seasoned bread crumbs or potato buds. Make into a patty and fry.