You can't beat a golden fish cake and creamy chive sauce on a lazy afternoon. Delicious with fresh peas.
Serves 4
Preparation time 55 minutes
Plus chilling time
Ingredients
- 500g potatoes, cut into chunks
- 350g Asda fresh haddock fillets
- 2tbsp milk
- 200g half-fat crème fraîche
- 2tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 2tbsp freshly grated Parmesan
- 100g prawns, defrosted
- 1 egg, beaten
- 75g home-made breadcrumbs form day-old bread
- 2tbsp sunflower oil
- 2tbsp snipped fresh chives
- Zest of half a lemon
- 1tsp lemon juice
Method
1 Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water for 15 to 20 minutes until tender. Meanwhile, poach the haddock fillet in a separate pan of lightly salted water for 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate, peel away the skin and break up the fish into flakes.
2 Mash the potatoes with 1 tablespoon of milk and 2 tablespoons of crème fraîche. Season well. Mix in the parsley, Parmesan, prawns and haddock, then chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
3 Shape the mixture into 8 patties. Beat the egg with the remaining milk and pour into a shallow dish, then tip the breadcrumbs on to a plate. Dip each fish cake in the egg mixture then in the breadcrumbs.
4 Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Fry the fish cakes for 3 to 4 minutes each side over a medium heat, until golden brown and heated through. Meanwhile, mix the remaining crème fraîche with the chives, zest, juice and seasoning. Spoon on to the fish cakes to serve.