My So-Called Maritime Fish Cakes

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Ever since I met Reg all those years ago he has always LOVED fish cakes! We have almost always been able to find some kind of giant bag for around $10 wherever we have lived but since moving back to the west coast… Nothing. And he is quite fussy about his fish cakes. He is from Nova Scotia and likes them a particular way.

I have tried to make them myself but it usually is a waste of time because they are never like the store-bought ones he loves. Until now. I think I may have finally cracked the foodie code on this one.

The Recipe

To make them as economical as possible we pick up $10 of frozen fish from the Superstore. I usually get the sole but this time they also had blue cod.

Thaw 2 large fillets and remove all excess moisture with paper towel. You do not want the cakes to have any moisture from the frozen fish.

Put them into a food processor with 1 egg, 1 tbsp Dijon, 1 tsp dried parsley, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp minced dried onion, generous pinch of salt and pepper and 1/3 cup of flour. If you are lucky enough to have some leftover mashed potatoes, replace some of that flour with them instead.

Pulse until you get a paste. Use a large ice cream scoop to pick up the fish goo. Toss in some flavoured breadcrumbs. I used panko. Shape into a thick cake.

Brown in a pan with some olive oil and butter over medium heat.

Brown on both sides, around 5 minutes per side.

I like to finish them off in a preheated 350F oven for 20 minutes to make sure they are cooked through.

Foodie Results

I could not believe it. Reg said these were “pretty good” and wants me to keep making them.

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This is HIGH praise considering how picky he is about his fish cakes! What a relief. I can now finally make him one of his favourite dishes and it really takes no time or special ingredients at all.

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