16 ounces canned salmon, drained, skinned, and boned
1 cup cracker meal (about 1/2 sleeve Saltines, crushed fine)
1/2 cup Hellman's or Best Foods mayonnaise (not low-fat)
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional)
The finely grated zest of 1 lemon, plus 2 tablespoons of its juice
1/4 tsp salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 stalk celery, finely chopped, plus some of the leaves, also chopped
2 tablespoons fresh dill, finely chopped
Vegetable oil for frying
Tartar sauce
Instructions
Flake the salmon with a fork, then add the cracker meal to the bowl and use your hands to blend it into the fish.
Whisk together the mayonnaise, Old Bay, hot pepper sauce, lemon zest and juice, and salt and pepper, then stir it into the fish mixture along with the celery and dill. The mixture should just hold together- Add more cracker meal if it's too wet, or a bit more mayonnaise if it's too dry. Use a 1/3-cup measure to form 8 patties around 3 inches wide and 1 inch thick.
Heat 1/4 inch of oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderate heat, until a pinch of the fish mixture sizzles when dropped in the pan. Fry the cakes in a single layer until golden, around 4 minutes per side. Drain on a paper-towel-lined plate and serve with tartar sauce.
Originally Submitted
4/19/2010
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