Thai fish cakes

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Date Published:
30/11/2007

These delicious Thai fish cakes made of cod and salmon are quick and easy to make and come out with a succulent flavour.

Serves 4
Ready in about 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1kg floury potatoes
  • 50g butter
  • 1 pint of milk
  • 350g cod fillet, skin on
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 6 peppercorns
  • 100g smoked salmon, chopped
  • Handful of chopped fresh chives
  • Handful of chopped parsley
  • Flour, for dusting
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 100g fresh white breadcrumbs
  • Vegetable oil, for shallow frying
  • Lemon wedges, to serve
  • For the tartare sauce
  • 25g gherkins, chopped
  • 25g capers, chopped
  • Handful of chopped parsley
  • Dash of lemon juice
  • 4 good tbsp mayonnaise

Method: How to make thai fish cakes

1. Cut the potatoes into even-sized pieces and boil in salted water for 15-20 minutes until tender. Drain well, return to the saucepan and heat for 30 seconds to remove any moisture. Add the butter and a splash of milk if you like, and mash well.

2. Meanwhile, put the cod in a shallow pan and pour over the milk to cover. (Add a little water if it doesn't cover.) Add the bay leaves and peppercorns and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5-6 minutes until tender. Remove from heat. Flake the fish, discarding any bones and skin. Stir the fish into the mash, with the salmon, chives, parsley and plenty of seasoning. Divide into eight and shape each into a fish cake.

3. Put the flour, egg and breadcrumbs into three shallow dishes. Dip the fish cakes first in flour, then in beaten egg and finally coat all over in breadcrumbs. (You can chill them or freeze them at this stage, if you like.)

4. For the tartare sauce, mix all the ingredients together – ready to dip your fish cakes in

5. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the fish cakes for 5-6 minutes each side until golden and heated through. Serve.

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  1. I'm Thai. The edible thing in that photos is not a Thai fish cake for sure. It look like a crab cake
    Posted by Gu Kon Thai on 29/10/2009 21:28:22
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  2. These fishcakes although very nice have nothing to do with Thai cookery and are nothing like anything you would get in Thailand. Where's the lemongrass, galangal, coriander, kafir lime leaves, fish sauce etc which are all essential ingredients for Thai fishcakes?
    Posted by Deanantony on 17/08/2009 19:01:07
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  3. Havent tried to make these yet, but my query is regarding freezing... once frozen would you then cook from frozen or defrost first? TY
    Posted by Sam on 04/01/2009 15:50:12
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  4. WHY WHY WHY CANT ONE "SAVE" ANY OF YOUR RECIPES TO THE DESKTOP???????
    Posted by Harry X on 29/12/2008 14:47:10
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  5. Great recipe, but nothing in the ingredients to suggest Thailand; more like England. Perhaps they were cooked by a Thai.
    Posted by Keefie on 20/12/2008 20:20:06
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  6. The ingredients has liseted 50g of butter but the recipe doesn't say where or when it whould be added. is this a typing error? I have tried to make this and it has come out horribly, the cakes are too wet and fall apart when adding the flour egg and breadcrumb combination!
    Posted by Belinda on 01/12/2008 10:51:06
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  7. I agree with the previous comment. There's not a hint of galingale, ngapi, chilli, nam-pla, coconut, jaggery, coriander leaf, or basil. I'm sure it's a lovely recipe, but you should really consider renaming it. What on earth possessed you?
    Posted by Reba Mcinthaier on 10/11/2008 16:44:48
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  8. These are not Thai fish cakes.
    Posted by michaesmikester on 19/10/2008 17:38:45
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