Great, simple and it's freezable (make cakes, freeze, then cook another night). TIPS: 1. Let fish cool in fridge before mixing anything! 2. Don't finely shred the fish, but no large clumps either. 3. If you really want to make sure they stick together, add a tablespoon of good mayo - it doesn't add that many calories per cake - and leave out the second egg altogether. 4. Try to be brief when making each cake - the less heat created the more likely it stays together. 5. Adding more panko into the mix probably won't help keep the cake together because it would further dry it out. (*I did end up needing a little more than stated to coat the outside of the cake) 6. Even though you let the fish cool already, put the cakes back in the fridge for at least 15 minutes (unless freezing anyway). 7. If the oil absorbs into the panko, it's because the oil has not heated fully yet - don't just add more oil. Served with chopped roasted red potatoes & green beans w/ garlic.
Greek Cod Cakes
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 cakes and about 1 tablespoon sauce)
Total:
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Recipe Time
Total:
42 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 266
- Fat: 14.4g
- Saturated fat: 1.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 8.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.8g
- Protein: 24.3g
- Carbohydrate: 7.7g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Cholesterol: 122mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 531mg
- Calcium: 43mg
Ingredients
- Cakes:
- 2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
- 1 pound cod fillets, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs), divided
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon grated onion
- 1 1/4 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- Sauce:
- 1/4 cup canola mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
- 1. Bring milk to a simmer over medium heat in a medium, heavy saucepan. Add fish; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Drain well. Combine fish, 1/4 cup panko, and next 8 ingredients (through 1 garlic clove); stir in 1 tablespoon juice. Divide fish mixture into 8 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Dredge patties in remaining 1/4 cup panko, pressing to coat.
- 2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 4 patties to pan, and cook for 4 minutes on each side or until golden. Remove from pan, and drain on paper towels. Repeat procedure with remaining olive oil and patties. Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon juice.
- 3. To prepare sauce, combine canola mayonnaise and remaining ingredients. Serve sauce with cakes.
Greek Cod Cakes Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fish
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Carbohydrate
- OCCASION: Hanukkah
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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