Curried fishcakes

Freezable family recipe for 4 people, takes only 35 mins; recipe has potato, olive oil, garlic clove, ginger, black mustard seeds, curry powder, cod fillets, milk, lemon, plain flour, egg, breadcrumbs and salad.

Curried fishcakes

Curried fishcakes

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Freezable family
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

40 mins

Ingredients

  • Garlic Clove: 3 large garlic cloves, crushed
  • Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Egg: 2 medium eggs, beaten
  • Milk: 400ml semi-skimmed milk
  • Lemon: 1 small lemon, zested and juiced
  • Curry Powder: 2-3 heaped tbsp medium curry powder
  • Ginger: 1 thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and grated
  • Potato: 500g Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm chunks
  • Plain Flour: 150g plain flour
  • Salad: salad leaves and slaw, to serve
  • Black Mustard Seeds: 1 tsp black mustard seeds
  • Breadcrumbs: 150g panko breadcrumbs
  • Cod Fillets: 4 skin-on cod fillets

Directions

  1. Put the potatoes in a largesaucepan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 8-10 mins until tender. Drain and leave to steam-dry for 5 mins. Lightly crush the potatoes with a potato masher until slightly chunky.
  2. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in afrying panover a medium heat. Fry the garlic, ginger, mustard seeds and curry powder for 1 min. Stir the spices through the potatoes, season with salt and set aside.
  3. Put the cod in a large saucepan over a medium heat, pour over the milk and bring to a simmer. Immediately remove from the heat, cover and set aside for 10 mins to poach. Lift the fish out with a slotted spoon, then remove and discard the skin. Flake the flesh into the potato mixture in large pieces, then fold in with the lemon zest and juice. Shape the mixture into eight fishcakes using your hands.
  4. Put the flour, eggs and breadcrumbs in three separate shallow bowls. Dip each fishcake in the flour, then the eggs, then the breadcrumbs. Set aside on a baking sheet.To freeze, cover and freeze on the sheet until solid, then transfer to freezerproof containers.
  5. Heat the remaining oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and heat the oven to low. Fry the fishcakes in batches for 5-6 mins on each side until golden and crisp. Keep warm in the oven as you cook them. Serve with the salad leaves and slaw on the side.