Newfoundland Fish Cakes

 Newfoundland Fish Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds salt dried cod (See note below for substituting fresh fish)
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 small chopped onion
• 6 cups mashed potato
• 1 beaten egg
• 2 tbsp dried savoury, (optional) (See notes for substitutions)
• ½ tsp black pepper

Instructions

1. Soak the salt cod in cold water overnight.
2. Simmer the salt cod in boiling water for about 15 minutes. Drain the water off the fish and allow the fish to cool to almost room temperature.
3. When the fish is cool, flake it apart with a fork into small pieces.
4. In a sauté pan, melt the butter over medium heat.
5. Add the onions and cook until they are softened.
6. Add the flaked fish along with the mashed potato, egg, pepper and savoury.
7. Mix together until well combined, then form into small cakes and roll in flour.
8. Fry the fish cakes in canola oil over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.
9. Serve with scrunchions if desired.

Notes

If you don't like salt fish, or just if you are trying to reduce sodium in your diet, fresh or frozen cod can easily be substituted.

The only thing to be watchful for is seasoning the potato mix. It will likely need a little more salt to taste, to make up for some of what was lost in the substitution.

As always, taste as you go, and adjust the seasoning accordingly.

Savoury is a very traditional herb for this recipe but if it is not readily available you can substitute other hers which go well with fish, like parsley, dill, or even tarragon if you like it.

Prep time does not include the overnight soaking time for the salt, dried cod. Scrunchions are ½ inch cubes of cured pork fatback that are fried and rendered to a crispy texture. The scrunchions and rendered fat get served over the fish cakes.

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated