Old-fashioned Fish Cakes

Serves 4 | Takes 25 min

Ingredients

250g potatoes, peeled, cooked and mashed

440g tin sardines, middle cuts, flaked

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 celery stick, finely chopped

For the crumb

125ml cake flour

1 egg

15ml milk

310ml breadcrumbs

60ml sunflower oil

To serve

125ml mayonnaise

30ml chutney

1 lemon, sliced

green salad

Method

Combine the mash, sardines, onion and celery. Season and shape into 8 patties.

For the crumb, dip each patty into the flour. Beat the egg and milk together and dip the floured patties in this, and lastly into the breadcrumbs. Heat the oil on medium high and fry the patties in batches until golden all over.

To serve, mix the mayo and chutney together. Serve the fish cakes with the sauce, lemon slices and green salad.

<Freezing tip> Freeze these cakes between layers of greaseproof paper or individually in freezer bags.

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