Category: Fish

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Tuna Patties Recipe

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 6-ounce cans tuna
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup white bread torn into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp water (or liquid from the cans of tuna)
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives, green onions, or shallots
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • A couple squirts of Crystal hot sauce or tabasco
  • 1 raw egg
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon butter

Method

1 Drain the liquid from the tuna cans. If you are using tuna packed in water, reserve a tablespoon of the tuna water, and add a teaspoon of olive oil to the tuna mixture in the next step.

2 In a medium bowl, mix together the tuna, mustard, torn white bread, lemon zest, lemon juice, water, parsley, chives, and hot sauce. Sprinkle on salt and freshly ground black pepper. Taste the mixture before adding the egg to see if it needs more seasoning to your taste. Mix in the egg.

3 Divide the mixture into 4 parts. With each part, form into a ball and then flatten into a patty. Place onto a wax paper lined tray and chill for an hour. (You can skip the chilling if you want, chilling just helps the patties stay together when you cook them.)

4 Heat the olive oil and a little butter (for taste) in a cast iron or stick-free skillet on medium high. Gently place the patties in the pan, and cook until nicely browned, 3-4 minutes on each side.

Serve with wedges of lemon. You can also serve with tartar sauce on slider buns for a tuna burger.

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Salmon Patties Recipe

Salmon patties, or salmon cakes, are wonderfully easy to make. The base is just cooked salmon, shredded bread, bread crumbs or even saltines, chopped onion, and egg to bind it all into patties, which are then quickly fried. In this recipe my father dresses up the patties with garlic, dill, bell pepper, and paprika. You could also use parsley, Old Bay seasoning, lemon zest, Worcestershire sauce, or cilantro.

Ingredients

  • 1 (14.75 ounce) can salmon, undrained and flaked
  • 1 slice of bread, shredded
  • 3 Tbsp chopped green onion, including the green parts
  • 1 medium garlic clove, minced
  • 1 Tbsp fresh chopped dill weed, or 1 teaspoon dried
  • 3 Tbsp minced green bell pepper
  • 1 Tbsp flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Several turns of freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 Tbsp vegetable oil

Method

1 In a large bowl, gently mix together the salmon, bread, green onion, garlic, dill, bell pepper, flour, egg, paprika, salt and pepper. Form into 8 patties; each about 1/2 inch thick.

2 Heat oil over medium high heat in a large skillet. Cook the patties until nicely browned on both sides, about 3-4 minutes per side.

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Pan Fried Fish

What You Need

Ingredients
1 6- to 8-ounce white fish fillet per person, such as tilapia (pictured), cod, bass, grouper, haddock, catfish or snapper (worked great for rainbow trout)
Salt
Pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil or butter
To serve: lemon wedges, minced herbs, capers, etc.

Equipment
Skillet, non-stick, cast-iron, or stainless steel
Fish spatula or other thin spatula, for flipping

Instructions

  1. Pat the fish dry: Use a paper towel to pat the fish dry on both sides.
  2. Sprinkle with salt and pepper: Sprinkle the top of the fish generously with salt and pepper.
  3. Warm the oil in the skillet: Warm the olive oil or butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. The pan is ready when a flick of water sizzles on contact with the pan.
  4. Lay the fish in the hot pan: Lay the fish, seasoned-side down, in the pan. (It will probably bow up as the proteins contract – you can either hold down for a few seconds with the spatula or put a clean-bottomed pan on top for a minute)
  5. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes: Cook the fish for 2 to 3 minutes without moving it. When ready to flip, the underside should look golden and crispy. It should also release fairly easily from the pan using a fish spatula. (Not a problem in an non-stick skillet!)
  6. Season the other side of the fish: While the first side cooks, season the other side with salt and pepper.
  7. Flip the fish and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes: Flip the fish to the second side and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. When ready, the fish will be opaque all the way through and flake apart easily.
  8. Serve immediately: Serve the fish while still hot from the pan with any finishing garnishes. White fish can often be very flakey after cooking; don’t worry if it flakes apart a bit as you serve it.
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Classic Fish and Chips

Ingredients:

Directions:

Prep Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

  1. 1 Cut potatoes lengthwise into ½-inch strips.
  2. 2 Heat oil (2 to 3 inches or enough to cover) in deep fryer or Dutch oven to 375 degrees.
  3. 3 Fill basket one-fourth full with potatoes. (I don’t have a basket – I use a Fry Daddy and it works fine. Just be sure and put the chips in one at a time so they don’t stick to each other.) Skip the next step if you’re not using a basket.
  4. 4 Slowly lower basket into hot oil. (If oil bubbles excessively, raise and lower basket several times.) Use a long-handled fork to keep potatoes separated.
  5. 5 Fry potatoes 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown; drain on paper towels.
  6. 6 Place potatoes in single layer on cookie sheet and keep warm.
  7. 7 Repeat with remaining potatoes.
  8. 8 Cut fish filets into 2 x 1/-1/2-inch pieces. Pat dry with paper towels.
  9. 9 Mix flour and salt.
  10. 10 Mix baking soda and vinegar.
  11. 11 Stir vinegar mixture and water into flour mixture; beat until smooth.
  12. 12 Dip fish into batter, allowing excess batter to drip into bowl.
  13. 13 Fry 4 or 5 fish pieces at a time (do not use basket) about 3 minutes, turning fish once, until brown. Drain on paper towels.
  14. 14 Set oven control to broil. Broil potatoes 6 inches from heat 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp.
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Beer Batter for Fish, Shrimp & Onion Rings

Beer Batter for Fish, Shrimp & Onion Rings

Ingredients Nutrition

Yield 1 1/4 cups Units US

Directions

  1. Mix flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl using a fork.
  2. Beat beer, egg and oil together in a separate bowl.
  3. Stir into flour mixture until well blended.
  4. Batter should be pretty smooth and moderately thick.
  5. Dip fish, shrimp, or onion slices in coating and deep-fry in hot oil that has been heated to 350 degrees, until it becomes golden.
  6. Drain, and serve while hot and crispy.
  7. This recipe also works well with chicken tenders and vegetable pieces; whatever you like to coat with beer batter.