Tuesday 24 January 2012

Fish Cakes with Honey Tomato and Caper Salsa

Fish Cakes
500g white fish fillets
5 crab sticks
1 potato
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp rice flour
1tsp chicken powder
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp chopped fresh herbs
2 eggs
Salt & Pepper
Olive oil for shallow frying

Honey & Caper Tomato Salsa
400g tomato pulp
1 tbsp honey
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons capers in vinegar
salt & pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano

Prepare the fish cakes by, peeling potato  and cut into quarters and boil in salted water for 20 minutes until just tender. Poach fish fillets in water till just tender.  Peel onions and garlic and chop coarsely.  Transfer to a food processor and pulse to fine chop. Add fish, potatoes, crab sticks, rice flour, chicken powder, olive oil , herbs eggs and salt & pepper and pulse to reach  a  coarse mixture.  Take a spoonful of mixture and form small patties, gently fry in olive oil till golden brown. Serve with Honey and Caper tomato Salsa. Garnish with Lime wedges and fresh parsely.

Honey and Caper Tomato Salsa

Heat olive oil in a small pan, add garlic and fry till golden.  Add tomatoes and honey and simmer gently for 15 minutes to obtain a slight reduction.  Season to taste, add herbs and capers. Turn off heat immediately.

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