Easy fish cakes – Tasty bites for the family

Quick and easy to prepare without compromising on flavour, that is the best description for these easy fish cakes. If you are looking for an appetising fish dish loaded with incredible flavour, this is the recipe to try out.

This easy fish cakes recipe is really versatile and can be enjoyed as an appetiser, starter or main dish. If you want to enjoy it as an appetiser, simply prepare smaller fish cake portions. As a starter, serve it with a delicious tartar sauce.

Alternatively, if you want to enjoy these fish cakes as a main meal, serve it with rice, potato chips or sweet potato chips. Some green veggies like broccoli or green beans will also compliment this fish dish excellently.

The best aspect of this dish is that you can have them ready in less than an hour. Simply mix all the ingredients together and start frying the fish cakes. This recipe is enough for 16 main meal portions.

Easy fish cakes recipe

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Recipe by Carla Zinkfontein Course: MainCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

16

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Total time

45

minutes

Ingredients

• ½ kg ½ cooked cod

• ¾ cup ¾ panko

• 2 2 eggs

• ¼ cup ¼ thinly sliced green onion

• 1 tablespoon 1 lemon juice

• ½ tablespoon ½ Old Bay

• ½ teaspoon ½ coarse salt

• ¼ teaspoon ¼ black pepper

• cooking oil

Method

• Place all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Stir the ingredients together with a fork, breaking apart the fish, until evenly combined.
• Portion the mixture into patties (about 2 tablespoons each).
• Coat the bottom of a large skillet with cooking oil and heat to medium-high.
• Fry the fish cakes in batches until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.

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