These Fishcakes are so tasty and easy to make. You can prepare them in advance and chill. Remove from the fridge 30 minutes before cooking and fry just before serving.....
Crab and Salmon Fishcakes with Homemade Tartare Sauce.....
Ingredients.....
For the Potatoes.....
250g/9oz small, preferably red-skinned Potatoes
Sea Salt and Black Pepper
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
For the Fishcakes.....
250g/9oz Salmon, Poached, Flaked, Bones removed
150g/5oz White Crab Meat
150g/5oz Brown Crab Meat
1 Tbsp good quality Mayonnaise
Handful Chopped fresh Parsley
Handful Chopped fresh Dill
1 Red Chilli finely chopped
1 Tsp Dijon Mustard
Sea Salt and Black Pepper
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
For the Tartare Sauce.....
4 Tbsp Mayonnaise
4 Small Cornichons finely chopped
1 Tbsp Capers
Handful Flat Leaf Parsley finely chopped
Juice of half a Lemon
1 Tsp Grated Fresh Horseradish
Sea Salt and Black Pepper
To serve.....
2 large handfuls of Baby Spinach
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper
Preheat the Oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
For the potatoes, boil them in a large pan of salted water for 15-20
minutes, or until tender. Drain, and then return to the saucepan.
Crush the potatoes slightly with a fork, season, to taste, with salt and
freshly ground black pepper, and drizzle over the oil. Tip into a roasting tin
and roast in the oven for 25-30 minutes, or until golden-brown and crisp.....
Meanwhile, for the Fishcakes, combine the Salmon, White and Brown Crab Meat,
Mayonnaise, Parsley, Dill, Red Chilli and Dijon Mustard in a bowl. Season, to
taste with Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper. Shape the mixture into cakes using your hands, and chill in the fridge until the Potatoes are almost ready.....
For the Tartare Sauce, mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl and
season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside.....
To cook the Fishcakes, heat the oil a large frying pan over a medium-high
heat. Fry the fishcakes in the oil for 3-4 minutes on each side or until
Golden Brown and crisp.....
For the Spinach, place into a small frying pan over a medium heat
and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until wilted. Drizzle over the olive oil and
season to taste with Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper.....
Serves 2.....
