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Thai Fish Cakes

Potato, fish and Thai herbs as a fish cake.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Thai

Ingredients
  

  • 450 gm White Firm Fish Ling, Orange Roughy, Blue Eye
  • 2 Large Potatoes, peeled cut in chunks
  • 4 Spring Onions, finely chopped
  • 2 Red Chillies, seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 tsp Ginger, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup Coriander leaves, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp Mint leaves, chopped
  • 2 Eggs
  • Pinch Salt
  • Pinch Pepper
  • 2 Cups Dry Breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
  • Lemon or Lime Wedges to serve
  • Sweet Chilli Sauce to serve

Method
 

  1. Steam fish until cooked, approximately 8-10 minutes, set aside to cool.
  2. Boil potatoes in saucepan, drain, mash coarsely, set aside to cool.
  3. Flake the fish with a fork and add to potato with spring onions, ginger, chilli, coriander, mint and 1 egg.
  4. Mix well and season with salt and pepper.
  5. Shape the mixture into 1/3 cup patties, or the size required.
  6. Beat remaining egg with a fork and dip the patties into the egg and then into the breadcrumbs.
  7. Heat oil in a fry pan, shallow fry the fish cakes on both sides until lightly browned, drain on kitchen paper.
  8. Serve with a salad, sweet chilli sauce and lemon or lime wedges.