On Aug 19, 6:43*am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> sf wrote:
> > I've never made fish cake before, but all the talk on rfc inspired me.
> > I had leftover mashed potatoes and I had leftover salmon... so why
> > not?
>
> > My biggest problem was what they should look like because I've only
> > eaten crab cakes and the crab cakes I've had were usually a "designer"
> > style that looked like they'd been formed with a timbale mold. *After
> > trying Google recipes and finding nothing specific about height and
> > width - and not being able to tell much from the images on cooking
> > blogs, I went to google images which usually link back to a recipe and
> > found gold there. *One recipe said "1/2 cup" and I saw Giadia using
> > her 1 cup measure for something yesterday, so I went with that idea.
> > I oiled my 1/2 cup measure, packed the mixture into it and used a
> > table knife to loosen the side so I could tap it easily into my hand.
>
> > As a plus, I found the perfect use for Panko. *I lightly shaped the
> > patties and then put Panko on both of the horizontal flat sides (not
> > the band around the circumference).
>
> > My salmon cakes started off tall and compacted as they cooked; but
> > browned beautifully and turned over like a charm, so it's a do over!
>
> Great idea, and I'm glad they turned out well. Did you add anything else for
> flavor? Onions, egg yolk, peas, dill?
>
> Bob

I make what I call salmon croquettes maybe twice a year. I make it
from canned salmon, mashed potato, bread crumbs if the mix seems to
wet, minced onion, and egg. I live in a neighborhood with enough Jews
to encourage the local supermarket to stock up on what they see as
holiday items, but they don't give them shelf space year round. When
the holiday is past, they sell it off cheap and I stock up. Among the
items I get a year's supply of are bottled borscht and canned salmon.
That stuff has skin and bones and there's not much I can do with
except croquettes. I pick out most of the skin and mash everything
else, bones and all. (The bones fall apart. Presumably, the calcium is
still there.)

The idea of measuring how much goes into each patty never occurred to
me. I might try it next time. I'll try Panko for the outside too.
Thanks for the ideas.

Jerry
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Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.