How to Make Fish Cakes – An Easy Recipe
Nova Scotia cod fish cakes
Nova Scotia Fish Cakes
Yield: 4-6 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

A quick and easy Nova Scotia fish cakes recipe.
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Ingredients

    1 lb fish, cooked
    5 large potatoes, russet or baking potatoes
    1 tbsp unsalted butter
    1 tsp garlic salt
    1 tsp summer savoury (optional)
    1 tbsp vegetable oil
    2 tablespoons celery, diced
    1/4 cup onions, diced
    1 large egg, beaten
    Sea salt and cracked black pepper

Instructions

    Over medium-low heat add vegetable oil to a heated sauce pan.
    Saute onion and celery until translucent, about 3-5 minutes.
    Set aside to cool.

    Cut potatoes into quarters and boil until cooked and drain.
    Return to pot. Add butter, garlic salt, sea salt, black pepper, sauteed onion and celery,
    and summer savoury (optional).
    Mash together to create mashed potatoes.
    Let cool in fridge.
    Add fish and beaten egg and loosely combine.
    Form into patties and place on large plate or tray. Put in fridge for one hour to allow
    patties to cool.

    To cook:

    Heat sauce pan over medium heat.
    Add 1 tablespoon of oil or butter.
    Lightly flour patties and pan fry until golden, 2-3 minutes a side.
    You can eat them immediately or cool to eat the next day or freeze to eat later.


Notes

1. Normally I don't use garlic powder or garlic salt but growing up my grandmother made
   mashed potatoes with garlic salt and although she's passed our family continues the tradition.

2. Cooling the fish patties in the fridge makes them easier to pan fry. I prefer them to
   be the size of hamburgers, a little more flat than the ones in these photos.

3. You can serve with tartare sauce, sweet chili sauce, tomato jam or ketchup.