Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 ⁄4 pounds Acme smoked whitefish filleted
- 7 oz. whitefish salad for a creamier consistency, you can skip the filleted whitefish, and just use whitefish salad
- 1 ⁄4 cup yellow onion grated
- 3 ounces extra sharp cheddar cheese coarsely grated
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 1 ⁄4 cups panko bread crumbs use more, ass needed, if mixture is too loose
- 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons canola oil for frying
Instructions
- First de-bone and fillet the whitefish, then chop it into relatively small pieces. In a large bowl, combine the whitefish, whitefish salad, onion, cheese, lemon zest and juice and 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs. Season to taste with pepper and mix well. Sprinkle remaining panko on a plate, divide the whitefish mixture into four and shape into cakes, coating them lightly with the Panko. (If making ahead, put on a plate, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.) To cook, heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed sauté pan over medium heat. Add the fish cakes and fry for 5-6 minutes. Turn and cook the other side for about 4-5 minutes. Allow cakes to rest 5 minutes before serving.
- Pictured above with kale, halved cherry tomatoes, olive oil, and salt.
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Recipe courtesy of Acme Smoked Fish
https://www.acmesmokedfish.com/recipes/smoked-whitefish-cakes
wow! finally i found something that is KOSHER that i can serve like all the crabcakes i see at the political functions that i go to and can’t eat what appears to be so good and quickly devoured!
So happy we served you well! L’Chaim!
Is it 7 ounces weighed or measured in a cup for the whitefish salad
7 ounces is the weight.
If I’m skipping the white fish and just using the salad, how much whitefish salad am I using?
The whole container.
The whole 7 oz container.
Without the filet, recipe results in very bready cakes. In addition, cakes are very crumbly. You need to add an egg in order for there to be a binder.
Egg is a good idea. Thanks for your input!
So I find the whitefish amount to be very confusing. Is it 3/4 pound plus the 7 oz of salad? Why not do a straightforward recipe. I want: smoked whitefish amount, sour cream amount, celery amount, onion amount. Just start from basic ingredients and write the recipe. There are a million whitefish salad recipes out there. And why the trouble of making the salad, then tossing back into more whitefish. Give me a clear recipe please!
This is indeed a quick recipe calling for the already made whitefish salad and the hunk of prepackaged whitefish. If you came up with something interesting, we’d love to try it!
Not sure what is confusing about this recipe Rick. It works perfectly for me! It is a standard recipe in my experience..I LOVE this whitefish!!!
You might adjust your tone…;)