Fabulous Fish Cakes With Lemon Aioli Food

SALMON CAKES WITH LEMON AIOLI

Steps:

• In a bowl combine the salmon, dry breadcrumbs, green onions, celery, mayo, cayenne, dill, thyme, Worcestershire sauce and egg; mix well to combine.
• Season with salt and lemon pepper or black pepper to taste.
• Shape into 7 or 8 salmon cakes.
• Melt the butter with the oil in a heavy skillet.
• Brown salmon cakes on both sides (about 5 minutes per side).
• Place on a dish or a serving platter lined with mixed greens.
• To make the lemon aioli: mix all ingredients together.
• Serve on or with the salmon cakes.
• Delicious!

MINI SALMON CAKES WITH LEMON-DILL AIOLI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Mix 1/3 cup mayo and next 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Stir in 2 tsp. zest and fish. (Mixture will be moist.) Mix lemon juice, garlic, dill, and remaining mayo and lemon zest until blended. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Combine bread crumbs and butter in separate bowl. Add 1 Tbsp. fish mixture; turn to evenly coat. Shape into ball; place on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining fish mixture, placing balls 1 inch apart on baking sheet; flatten with spatula to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Bake 10 min. on each side or until fish cakes are golden brown on both sides. Serve with mayo mixture.

TUNISIAN FISH CAKES WITH LEMON AND PAPRIKA AïOLI

Steps:

• Line large baking sheet with plastic wrap. Coarsely grind fish in processor. Add next 8 ingredients; blend well. Add matzo meal and egg; process until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally. With moistened hands and using 1 generous tablespoon for each cake, shape mixture into patties about 13/4 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick; arrange on sheet.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Fry fish cakes in batches until brown and cooked through, adding more oil to skillet by tablespoonfuls as needed, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer cakes to unlined baking sheet. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Refrigerate until cold, then cover with foil and keep refrigerated. Rewarm uncovered in 350°F oven about 10 minutes.)
• Arrange fish cakes on plates. Spoon aioli alongside and serve

ULTIMATE FISH CAKES

Steps:

• Mix together 125ml mayonnaise, 1 rounded tbsp roughly chopped capers, 1 rounded tsp creamed horseradish, 1 rounded tsp Dijon mustard, 1 small very finley chopped shallot and 1 tsp finely chopped flatleaf parsley. Set aside.
• Lay 450g skinned Icelandic cod or haddock fillet and 2 bay leaves in a frying pan. Pour over 150ml milk and 150ml water.
• Cover, bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 4 mins. Take off the heat and let stand, covered, for 10 mins to gently finish cooking the fish.
• Meanwhile, peel and chop 350g Maris Piper potatoes into even-sized chunks. Put them in a saucepan and just cover with boiling water. Add a pinch of salt, bring back to the boil and simmer for 10 mins or until tender, but not broken up.
• Lift the fish out of the milk with a slotted spoon and put on a plate to cool. Drain the potatoes in a colander and leave for a min or two.
• Tip the potatoes back into the hot pan on the lowest heat you can and let them dry out for 1 min, mashing them with a fork and stirring so they don't stick. You should have a light, dry fluffy mash.
• Take off the heat and beat in 1 rounded tbsp of the sauce, then ½ tsp lemon zest, 1 tbsp chopped flatleaf parsley and 1 tbsp snipped chives.
• Season well with salt and pepper. The potato should have a good flavour, so taste and adjust to suit.
• Drain off liquid from the fish, grind some pepper over it, then flake it into big chunks into the pan of potatoes.
• Using your hands, gently lift the fish and potatoes together so they just mix. You'll only need a couple of turns, or the fish will break up too much. Put to one side and cool.
• Beat 1 egg on a large plate and lightly flour a board. Spread 85g fresh white breadcrumbs on a baking sheet. Divide the fish cake mixture into four.
• On the floured board, and with floured hands, carefully shape into four cakes, about 2.5cm thick. One by one, sit each cake in the egg, and brush over the top and sides so it is completely coated.
• Sit the cakes on the crumbs, patting the crumbs on the sides and tops so they are lightly covered. Transfer to a plate, cover and chill for 30 mins (or up to a day ahead).
• Heat 3-4 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil in a large frying pan. To test when ready, drop a piece of the dry breadcrumbs in - if it sizzles and quickly turns golden brown, it is ready to use.
• Fry the fish cakes over a medium heat for about 5 mins on each side or until crisp and golden. Serve with the rest of the sauce (squeeze in a little lemon to taste), lemon wedges for squeezing over and watercress.