Nova Scotia salmon cakes

Step 1 of 5

Cut potatoes and boil 15 minutes until tender; drain the water.

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15 min

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Ingredients

  • 600 gFish, salmon, pink, cooked, dry heat
  • 350 gPotatoes, flesh and skin, raw
  • 100 gEgg, whole, raw, fresh
  • 80 gBread, crumbs, dry, grated, plain
  • 100 gOnions, raw
  • 20 gParsley, fresh
  • 30 gOil, olive, salad or cooking
  • 600 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking not counted – removed
  • 3 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Cut potatoes and boil 15 minutes until tender; drain the water.
  2. Mash potatoes and combine with salmon, eggs, breadcrumbs, onion, parsley and salt.
  3. Shape eight cakes about 2 cm thick and rest them 5 minutes to firm.
  4. Heat oil to 175 °C and fry cakes in two batches for 4 minutes on each side.
  5. Rest 3 minutes and serve two cakes per portion.