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Salmon Cakes Recipe


Salmon Cakes Recipe
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This salmon cake recipe comes from The New York Times Heritage Cook Book which came out in the early 1970's. The book represented regional recipes from all over the U.S. and this particular salmon cake recipe was supposed to represent Washington Sta... More

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Ingredients
  • 1 pound cooked fresh salmon or canned salmon
  • T butter
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 2 tsp finely minced green pepper
  • 1/2 cup finely minced celery
  • 3/4 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions
  1. Flake the salmon in a bowl.
  2. Heat tablespoon of butter in a pan.
  3. Add the onion, celery and green pepper and cook until tender.
  4. Onion should be transparent.
  5. Cool mixture slightly and then add to salmon.
  6. Add the bread crumbs, parsley, eggs, salt, and pepper.
  7. Shape into 4 cakes.
  8. Chill for about 30 minutes.
  9. Heat some olive oil which should just be enough to cover bottom of a frying pan.
  10. Add the salmon cakes and cook until brown on both sides.
  11. Serve garnished with lemon wedges.
  12. Also recommend tartar sauce on the side.

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Love this one!


These are good, I make mine the same way but use cracker crumbs instead of bread crumbs. Great post. Got my 5


Love salmon cakes. Thank you.


Gee, I've had that book for eons and haven't flipped through it in years. You've just inspired me to revisit it AND to make these salmon cakes, too.

Thanks


My hubby's going to love these too...Now, if I could just reach into that picture and borrow some of your Colman's Tartar...(we can get the mustard, of course, but not the rest of the line...LOL!)
Thanks, Debra :)


These are delicious and one of my favorites. I love good salmon cakes with tartar sauce. Great post, Debra - thank you!


My mom made these all the time when I was growing up. Thanks for posting.


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