Whitefish Fish Cakes

BEL · #1 02-23-2008, 07:29 PM

I was so surprised how these cakes turned out that I decided to post the recipe.
8 whitefish fillets, crumbled up
Dijon mustard 1 tsp
Green onions 4 chopped
Red Pepper Sweet 1/3 chopped
Salt, pepper, garlic powder
Cayenne pepper 1/8 tsp
Lemon zest
Lemon juice 1/2 lemon
Crackers 8 crumbled fine
Egg 1
Corn flake crumbs
Butter and vegetable oil
Mix up everything except the corn flakes, butter and Vegetable oil. Form into patties (squeeze them to help them stick together) and coat with the corn flake crumbs. Heat the butter and vegetable oil till it is hot. Fry the patties till golden brown. Do not overcook. Serve with lemon, soya sauce and or seafood sauce.

Alberta Bigbore · #2 02-23-2008, 07:45 PM

that sounds like a great recipie.

the wifey uses lake whites or rocky mountain whites, and calls them fish patties.

alot less in volved than yours, but she boiled the fish, debones, minces, mixes with shredded/mashed potatoes, makes into patty shapes, and fries them up.

serves with tartar sauce, and also topped with white onions, that have been soaked in vinegar for a few hours.

mmmmmmmmmm

Mix that with fresh baked bannock, or fried Bannock, OMG!

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BEL · #3 02-23-2008, 08:12 PM

Damn, I should have used some tartar sauce too. I forgot I had some. Thanks. I was down in Atlanta, Ga 2 weeks ago and had some cakes which were good and that spurred my interest in making some. Mine were better. BEL

hairycanary · #4 02-24-2008, 02:31 AM

I've never tried them with whitefish but have made lots of fried fishcakes with left over pike,ling,salmon and trout.I think any fish would work fine.Some onions,bread crumbs, an egg and leftover mashed spuds and left over fish.I like em with green onions better than yellow onions and a diced up jalapeno or 2 for some extra zing

SNAPFisher · #5 02-25-2008, 09:18 AM

Thanks for the great recipe idea! It is timely as I have had some success with whites this year. I'd love to give this a try. Bel, when you say crumble that whitefish does that mean they are pre-boiled or cooked and then crumbled?

oh yeah!

BEL · #6 02-25-2008, 09:50 AM

Snap, I baked them first with no seasoning, then crumbled them by hand, then mixed the other ingredients into the fish with a fork. Hairy, I should try the mashed potatoes style sometime as it will stick all the ingredients together better. This is a great way to try fish another way. BEL

FishHound · #7 02-25-2008, 09:40 PM

My wife had the same recipe with the addition of some small shrimp ---- so tasty

need2fish · #8 02-26-2008, 07:15 PM

Hey Bel, I tried making fish cakes last night and they were great! Thanks for the idea/recipe. It was my first time making cakes but definitely not the last.

Roebag · #9 02-26-2008, 08:50 PM

I'll be trying it for sure....................Thanks

BEL · #10 02-27-2008, 10:38 AM

Shrimp addition sounds great. Thanks Fishhound. Thanks for the compliments guys. BEL

Prdtrgttr · #11 03-05-2008, 11:29 AM

Thanks for the idea, tried them last night. The only bad thing was that I did not make enough. Will be doing them again for sure.

Thanks for posting.

SNAPFisher · #12 03-05-2008, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Prdtrgttr

Thanks for the idea, tried them last night. The only bad thing was that I did not make enough. Will be doing them again for sure.

Thanks for posting.

Too funny! Same here. Tried on my remaining small whites from Sylvan and made 8 patties....they are all gone.... I'll be doing them again for sure. My wife, her family and I thank you!

Drano · #13 03-05-2008, 11:34 AM

Thanks for the recipe.

Will be going out with pecker to get some whites will have to try this...

Piker · #14 03-05-2008, 05:48 PM

There is one thing I do different I get the raw fillets as boneless as I can as I mess them up but it does not matter because I run them thru the fine plate of the grinder and then make the cakes totally awesome

Bogman10 · #15 03-06-2008, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BEL

I was so surprised how these cakes turned out that I decided to post the recipe.
8 whitefish fillets, crumbled up
Dijon mustard 1 tsp
Green onions 4 chopped
Red Pepper Sweet 1/3 chopped
Salt, pepper, garlic powder
Cayenne pepper 1/8 tsp
Lemon zest
Lemon juice 1/2 lemon
Crackers 8 crumbled fine
Egg 1
Corn flake crumbs
Butter and vegetable oil
Mix up everything except the corn flakes, butter and Vegetable oil. Form into patties (squeeze them to help them stick together) and coat with the corn flake crumbs. Heat the butter and vegetable oil till it is hot. Fry the patties till golden brown. Do not overcook. Serve with lemon, soya sauce and or seafood sauce.

Will try it out, if I can get thefish to co-operate! lol

Jamie · #16 03-06-2008, 10:21 AM

Well, now I know what I am going to do with the 4 Whitefish we have in the fridge.
Thanks for the dinner idea

Jamie

BEL · #17 03-06-2008, 08:13 PM

I decided to make this recipe up to use the fillets I had in the freezer. Some of the fillets have been frozen since early January and showed early signs of freezer burn, sooooo!! BEL

Jamie · #18 03-06-2008, 08:22 PM

Tasted good.
I didnt have the exact right ingrediants, but it came out ok.
I thought it was the Zest of one lemon... WAY to much for us. Perhaps half a lemon?
I need more practice, but I would make it again.

Jamie

BUD · #19 03-08-2008, 09:25 AM

They want 16 bucks for one whole whitefish 15 in long at Superstore , definately worth going after.
Fish cakes are good , but if l get one bludy bone no matter how small the whole works goes in the garbage , haaaaaaaa , cant take er.

BEL · #20 03-08-2008, 02:06 PM

Jamie, did you get very much white into the zest. The more white on the zest the more bitter it becomes. I really like lemons so I use 1 to 3 lemons for this recipe (if I am incrreasing the original mix). I tried the mashed potato version last night and definately preper the crackers. Next time Jamie check the zest and/or cut back on the lemon. You may even eliminate lemon all together and put the juice on the cooked fish later on. Barry

Drano · #21 03-09-2008, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BUD

They want 16 bucks for one whole whitefish 15 in long at Superstore , definately worth going after.
Fish cakes are good , but if l get one bludy bone no matter how small the whole works goes in the garbage , haaaaaaaa , cant take er.

I use to think that way too, all the times I have gone fishing I had never taken a bite of one. I use to hear the same old song and dance don't worry there are no bones in them. Well guess what I tried a fish one time and guess who choked on the bones that were not there? Took me awhile before I would try another fish of any kind.
I will eat them now but it takes me forever to chew one mouthful.