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Fiskekaker

Fiskekaker are Norwegian fish cakes made with cod or haddock, sometimes bound with flour and cream. They are served warm with boiled potatoes and a butter or cream sauce.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sauce

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

451 kcal per serving

Protein
27.2 g
Carbohydrates
9 g
of which sugars
2.8 g
Fat
33.5 g
of which saturated fat
19.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Poach the potatoes in salted water, then keep them warm.
  2. Finely chop the cod fillets with the onion, or blend them briefly, keeping some texture.
  3. Mix the egg, flour, cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg into the fish and combine well.
  4. Shape into cakes about 2 cm thick with damp hands.
  5. Heat the butter and oil over medium heat, then sear the cakes for 4 minutes per side until a nice golden colour.
  6. For the sauce, melt the butter, sprinkle in flour, then whisk in the fish cooking liquid and the cream.
  7. Simmer the sauce for 3 minutes until it thickens, and adjust the seasoning.
  8. Plate the cakes with the potatoes, coat with sauce and sprinkle with dill.

Variations and tips

Tomato version. Add 2 tablespoons of tomato purée to the sauce for a more robust flavour.

With what you can find here. Pollock or coley can replace the cod without changing the recipe at all.

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Original Ecomely recipe.