Rachel Lynde’s North Shore Fish Cakes

Name: Rachel Lynde’s North Shore Fish Cakes
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 2 or 3 large Yukon Gold potatoes (for 2 cups, or 450 g, mashed potatoes); 2 or 3 large Yukon Gold potatoes (for 2 cups, or 450 g, mashed potatoes); ¼ cup (60 ml) 2% milk; 1 or 2 cod or haddock fillets (for 2 cups, or 400 g, cooked fish); 1 or 2 cod or haddock fillets (for 2 cups, or 400 g, cooked fish); 1 or 2 cod or haddock fillets (for 2 cups, or 400 g, cooked fish); Water; 2 eggs; 1 small onion, minced; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) Dijon mustard; Salt, to taste; Black pepper, to taste; ½ cup (30 g) fresh bread crumbs; 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (15 to 30 ml) or butter (15 to 30 g), for frying; 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (15 to 30 ml) or butter (15 to 30 g), for frying; Lemon wedges, for serving

Preparation info

Yield:
8
fish cakes

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

The Anne of Green Gables Cookbook

By Kate Macdonald

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

Mashed Potatoes

2 or 3 large Yukon Gold potatoes (for 2 cups, or 450 g, mashed potatoes

Americas
Canada
Avonlea
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

To make the mashed potatoes: Peel and cut the potatoes into small pieces. Boil the potatoes in a medium saucepan filled with salted water. When you can insert a fork easily into the potatoes, they’re done. Drain off the water, then add the butter and milk to the saucepan. Mash with a potato masher. Set aside.
To make the fish cakes: Add the fish t