Asian fish cakes with cabbage slaw
Recipe for flavourful Asian fish cakes with Asian slaw.
Servings 4 people
Calories 401kcal
Ingredients
Asian fish cakes
- 900 g plain fresh fish mince (fiskefars)
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1-2 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 1/2 fresh chilli, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 handful parsley, finely chopped
- 1 lime, juice and finely grated zest
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 100-200 ml milk
- Salt and pepper
- Butter and oil
Asian slaw
- 1 small sweetheart (pointed) cabbage, finely shredded
- 200 g carrots, grated
- 3-4 spring onions, sliced
- 1 handful peanuts, roughly chopped
Dressing for the slaw
- 50 ml soy sauce
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 lime, juice only
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 clove garlic, grated or crushed
- 1-2 tsp soft light brown sugar
To serve
- Cooked rice
- Sesame seeds
- Lime wedges
- Micro greens, spring onion or coriander (optional)
Instructions
Asian fish cakes
- Mix the fish mince with the onion, parsley, garlic, ginger, chilli, lime juice and zest, eggs, flour, salt and a generous amount of freshly ground pepper.It is important to check that the mince is plain fish and has not already had other ingredients added.
- Adjust the consistency of the mince with the milk. Add only a little at a time and stir it well into the mince.If you are using mince that has been frozen, it may contain quite a lot of liquid – so take extra care not to add too much milk.
- Melt a good knob of butter in a frying pan and add a splash of oil.
- Shape the fish cakes with a spoon or with your hands, or place spoonfuls of the mince straight into the pan and press them lightly flat with the back of a spoon.Fry them until golden on both sides. *Meanwhile, you can prepare the slaw.
Asian slaw
- Combine the ingredients for the dressing, stir well and set aside. If you find regular soy sauce too salty, a reduced-salt soy sauce works well here.
- Put the shredded vegetables and chopped peanuts in a bowl.
- Toss the slaw with the dressing just before serving.
Serving
- Serve the juicy fish cakes with the slaw and cooked rice.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and a few fresh herbs if you like – and serve with lime wedges.
Nutrition
Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 179mg | Sodium: 258mg | Potassium: 1597mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 8997IU | Vitamin C: 58mg | Calcium: 186mg | Iron: 3mg