Saint Helena Spicy Fish Cakes

About This Recipe

Fish cakes are one of Saint Helena's most iconic dishes. Salt fish is soaked, flaked and mixed with chilli, spring onion and a little flour, then fried until crispy and golden. They are eaten as a snack, starter or main alongside sweet potatoes — a true taste of the island.

Ingredients

Serves 4

• 300 gsalt cod or pollock(soaked overnight, drained)
• 2 stalksspring onion(finely chopped)
• 1 smallred chilli(finely chopped)
• 3 tbspplain flour
• 1egg(beaten)
• 3 tbspoil(for frying)

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare fish

   Simmer soaked salt fish in water 10 minutes, drain and flake finely.

2. 2

   Mix

   Combine flaked fish, spring onion, chilli, flour and egg. Season with pepper.

3. 3

   Shape

   Form mixture into small patties about 1.5 cm thick.

4. 4

   Fry

   Fry in oil over medium heat 3 minutes per side until golden.

5. 5

   Serve

   Drain on paper towels and serve hot with chilli sauce.

Variations

• •

  Fresh fish instead of salt fish

• •

  Add grated potato to bulk them out

Storage

Refrigerate cooked cakes up to 2 days; reheat in oven.

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