Homemade fishcakes with tartare sauce

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Traditional and very easy to prepare, these fish cakes are fresh, comforting and simple.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 25-30 mins
Skill Level: Easy
Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 4x 140g fresh cod fillets
  • 200ml milk
  • 500g potato, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 10g butter
  • 125ml single cream
  • Handful parsley, chopped
  • 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, for frying
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 200g plain flour
  • 200g panko style breadcumbs
  • 2 tbsp. capers, chopped
  • 2 tbsp. gherkins, chopped
  • 1 handful fresh parsley, chopped
  • 150ml mayonnaise
  • Lemon juice, to taste

Cooking Steps

  1. Mix together all the ingredients for the tartare sauce, adding lemon juice to taste, and set aside in the fridge.
  2. Place the cod and milk into a medium sized pan and simmer on a medium heat for 10-12 minutes.
  3. Leave the cod to cool and drain off the milk. Flake the fish, removing any bones.
  4. Boil the potatoes until soft. Drain, and then mash with the butter and cream. Set aside in the fridge.
  5. Combine the flaked cod, chopped parsley and mashed potato in a large bowl, and season with salt and pepper.
  6. Leave to chill in the fridge until the mixture has become firm enough to form fish cakes.
  7. Tip: If you prefer, instead of using cream to make the mashed potato, use 125ml of the milk used to poach the fish.

Nutritional information per serving

Calories 753kcal
Fat 31.6g
Saturates 7.7g
Carbs 83g
Sugars 4.5g
Fibre 6.1g
Protein 37.2g
Salt 1.5g
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