During yesterdays cake craving, I turned my thoughts to other sorts of cake. I had some leftover mashed potatoes and mashed celeriac. I wanted to make something a bit more exciting than a potato hash and thinking about the sweet, peppery flavour of the celeriac I thought smoked haddock fishcakes.
Delicious and really easy, I popped to town to get about 200g smoked haddock fillet. I came home, mixed the mash and the celeriac together and poached the haddock in a bit of milk, but you could use water. If you didn't have left over veggies to use, make some mash with about 300g of potatoes or make up the equivalent with celeriac too.
Once the fish is cooked and cooled flake the fish (check for bones) and mix in the the potato, season, add herbs, lemon zest, whatever takes your fancy. Add a bit of flour and an egg for binding.
Flour a board and shape into patties, about an inch thick and flour both sides. Pop onto a plate with even more flour and cover with cling and put in the fridge for an hour or until you are ready to cook them. You can also freeze them too!
Once you're ready heat up some oil in a pan and fry them on both sides to create a golden brown crust then cook them on a low heat until cooked through, turning regularly. About twenty mins. I made a cheats lemon mayonnaise but mixing 3 tablespoons of mayo with the juice of half a lemon, mix vigorously it will come back together in a smooth sauce and mix in some black pepper.
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