These quick healthy fish cakes are really easy to make and delicious too. At only 128 calories each, this healthy fish cakes recipe makes 8 fishcakes packed full of flavour.
These quick healthy fish cakes are not only nutritious but also budget-friendly!
Just like my fish puffs, this quick healthy fish cakes recipe shows you can make delicious fish-based meals without spending a lot of money on the most expensive and popular fish like haddock or cod.
Instead, opt for less expensive, lesser-known white fish like River Cobbler or Coley.
I promise you won't notice any difference in taste.
These kinds of fish are likely to be more sustainable, so you'll be doing the environment a favour as well!
Homemade fish cakes are a great way to make a little fish go a long way and to encourage children to eat fish even if they aren't usually keen.
Plus, by making your own, you know exactly what goes into them, unlike those shop bought processed ones!
I've told you the story before in the baked cod with caper mash recipe about the fish van coming to my gran's every Friday
She would purchase fish for our Saturday lunch when we visited.
I clearly remember that if I was staying with my gran on a Friday, I was allowed to go down the street with her to meet the fish van.
I saw all these strange-looking potato cake things covered in tons of ruskelene and wondered what they were.
It wasn't until later in life that I realized they were fish cakes and decided to try some store-bought ones.
To my disappointment, I could only taste potato and couldn't find or taste any fish in them.
Fast-forward and I made this, my own healthy easy fish cakes recipe.
Simple, delicious and very cost effective too. Perfect for a thrifty Scottish lad like myself!
It was from then on that I made my own fish cakes, to the specifications of this recipe that I've published for you today.
I can't remember the last time I had shop bought ones. Whenever I have fish to use up I'll use them up with this recipe and stick them in the freezer bank. 🙂
I'm pretty sure that you too will want to add this healthy quick recipe to your recipe file.
Cooking Tips For Your Quick Healthy Fish Cakes
- You only need to shallow fry these beauties in the smallest amount of vegetable oil. This helps to keep the fat content to a very minimum and means you're actually tasting the fish cakes themselves and not the oil.
- Only use a couple of teaspoons of oil in a non-stick frying pan over a very low heat to gently cook the first batch of 4 fish cakes.
- Then change the oil and use the other 2 teaspoons for the final 4 fishcakes which means the oil is fresh for each batch helping to give the breadcrumbs their fantastic golden colour.
- To re-cook from frozen they only need 12 - 15 minutes in an oven at 180C.
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Equipment
- Saucepans
- Non stick frying pan
- Kitchen scale
- Chopping board
- Kitchen knives
- Measuring spoons
- Peeler
- Potato masher
- Wooden spoon
- Grater
I use my Jamie Oliver Small Platter White
dish here in this recipe for serving and in many of my other recipes too.
If you love these healthy fish cakes then I just know you'll love my smoked haddock fishcakes with poached egg and mustard sauce recipe.
They make for a fantastic tasty weekend supper!
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Watch the short video I made to show you how to make these delicious easy Quick Healthy Fish Cakes. It shows you how easy it really is!
Quick Healthy Fish Cakes Recipe
Here I've served my healthy fish cakes with a light side salad of iceberg lettuce, chopped tomatoes and a lemon slice to give them an added "zing".
You could also serve them with some basic vegetables like peas and sweetcorn.
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe if you like it! 🙂
Quick Healthy Fish Cakes Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 450 g potatoes peeled and cut into pieces
- 250 g white fish such as river cobbler or coley
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon rind
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Plain flour
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 80 g breadcrumbs*
- 4 teaspoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Cook the potatoes in boiling, salted water for about 15 – 20 minutes until tender, drain and mash them.
- Place the fish in a shallow pan, cover with water, season with a little salt and cook over a low heat for about 10 minutes until the fish is tender, then drain the water away and flake the fish with a fork.
- Mix the flaked fish with the mashed potato, lemon and parsley and season with salt and pepper.
- Flour a work surface and using your hands form the mixture into 8 patties
- Dip the patties into the beaten egg, ensuring they are completely covered and then dip into the breadcrumbs.
- Fry the fish cakes in the oil in a non-stick frying pan for 3-4 mins on each side until crisp and golden. This takes about 20 minutes in total.
- Serve with the lemon wedges and a crisp iceberg lettuce salad with tomatoes.
David @ Spiced
Oh man, I've always wanted to go to Oktoberfest! It's one of my favorite times of the year...and I'm sure that the fact that it's in the Fall helps! Plus, it's a holiday about beer. That's always a good one! 🙂 Have fun this weekend, my friend!! And take lots of pics to share with us later!
So these fish cakes sound awesome. Robbie has been loving fish sticks lately, and I find this so odd because Laura and I don't eat store-bought fish sticks. But we've totally been getting them for Robbie since he is a VERY picky eater, and the fact that he'll actually eat some sort of meat is a bonus for us. I wonder if he would try these? I might need to make them into stick form, but I'm down to try it out! Thanks for sharing, my friend!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I know David, imagine thinking "let's have a holiday about beer, and drink lots of great beer". Total genius eh? 😀
Can't wait for Oktoberfest. Just one more long day at work and then we're off on Saturday from Edinburgh airport.
If you get a chance to try out these fish cakes and make them into stick form I'd love to hear! That could be the next revolutionary kids fish meal! Ha ha! 😉
Ashika | Gardening Foodie
Oh Absolutely loving these fish cakes Neil. It looks SUPER NEAT! How on earth did you get it to look so neat. The last time I tried making my own fish cakes, they fell apart and that was a few years ago. I have never made them since.
I have got to pull myself back together and try out your recipe. I love that it is not deep fried.Definitely saving this great recipe:)
Have a great weekend!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Hi Ashika, one of the things I do so the fishcakes bind together well is to make sure the potatoes are well drained before mashing them. Leaving them to steam away by themselves, once emptied out of the pot helps.
Thanks so much for your extremely kind comments and recipe rating and I hope you have a fantastic weekend too! 🙂
GiGi Eats
You know me, I love all things fish so I would chow down on these if I could. I need to try and make a GiGi-variation with some approved "breadcrumbs" or some sort of binder 🙂
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I had a google about for Gluten Free breadcrumbs GiGi, cause I think that's what you would be looking for (but correct me if I'm wrong!) and I found a few things available, which might suit instead of the normal breadcrumbs I used?
Rachael Young
I've made a double batch of these, half for tonight and half to freeze. How do I freeze them? In a tub, wrapped individually in cling film? In separate freezer bags? In 1 big freezer bag?
Thanks
Neil
Hello. Wrap them individually. That's best. ?
Chloe
Hello Neil please could you tell me how many fish cakes this recipe makes? I can’t wait to try the recipe!?
Neil
Hi Chloe, thanks for your comment. The recipe makes 8 fish cakes. Its in point 4 of the instructions "Flour a work surface and using your hands form the mixture into 8 patties". 8 patties in total, enough to serve 2 fishcakes each to 4 people.
Tania Perks
Love the sound of these. Going to try them tomorrow. Something healthy for after the Christmas break!
Neil
Enjoy Tania. Thanks! 🙂