How to Cook Salmon Fishcakes with Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Serves: 2

Ingredients needed to make salmon fishcake with garlic-mashed potatoes:

For the fishcake:

• 2 cups barbequed, boneless salmon fish meat, coarsely crumbled
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 large eggs
• 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
• ½ white onion, finely chopped
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• Vegetable oil, for frying

For the garlic-mashed potatoes:

• 5 large potatoes, peeled
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 cup milk
• Handful of fresh chives, chopped
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Cooking instructions for salmon fishcakes with garlic-mashed potatoes:

• To make the fishcakes, add all its ingredients in a large bowl and combine them together until properly blended.
• Split the fish mixture into four equal portions and shape each of them into cakes; press the surface gently to flatten them out a bit.
• Leave them in the refrigerator for an hour or more.
• Spread some vegetable oil in a medium-sized skillet and heat it up over moderately high flame.
• Place the fish cakes side by side, two at the time, and cook them until they turn golden brown; it would take about 5-6 minutes for each side.
• Transfer them to a plate, lined with paper towel to drain off extra oil.
• Sprinkle a dash of black pepper as well as salt and allow them to cool while you prepare the mashed potatoes with a hint of garlicky flavour.
• Meanwhile, fill a large pot with water and stir in some salt.
• Drop the potatoes in it, bring it to a boil and continue to cook over lowered heat for about half an hour or until they soften.
• Drain off the water and transfer the potatoes to a bowl.
• Mash them with a fork or potato masher into a smooth mass and stir in the garlic.
• Drizzle oil over it, followed by a cup of milk and whisk them together into a creamy mixture.
• Season with a dash of salt as well as pepper and sprinkle the chopped chives on top.
• Give it a nice stir to mix and set aside.

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