Tuesday, August 2, 2011

120 DEGREES AND SALMON CAKES

I know you are sick of it..........but right now......3:30pm........its 120 degrees........breaking another record!!  Its really hard to want to cook.  I mentioned to Bob that I was going to make salmon cakes today and he wanted fried potatoes.  How can anyone want fried potatoes when it is so hot out.........my mind goes to salads, fresh sliced tomatoes, etc. But he wants fried potatoes!  He didn't get them. 
I have given you recipes in the past for salmon and/or crab cakes but I just found this recipe and tried it and it is the best!
I used two slices of fresh salmon.  Place on a baking sheet, sprinkle with olive oil and put in oven at 350 for 10 min. Remove and let cool........put on a plate and put in frig for about 30 min.
In the meantime, chop some onion, celery and green pepper.  In a skillet put some butter and some olive oil and saute the vegys til soft.  Then add to them about a Tblsp of capers, a shot of Worcestershire sauce, a shot of Tabasco, a good sprinkle of Old Bay Seasoning and stir good and just let sit til you need it.  Remove salmon from the frig.......and flake it into a bowl. Now add the vegys you just cooked AND a couple Tblsp of mayo, a shot of Dijon and some dried bread crumbs (good handful) and one egg. Mix this all real good and shape into patties.  In your skillet melt some butter and olive oil........when hot add your salmon patties.  NOW.......they will be hard to handle and want to fall apart........so carefully move to skillet on a spatula.  Believe me when they are browned good........they will be able to turn........then when browned good on both sides they will have firmed up...........serve with sliced lemons OR that chili lime sauce I gave you the recipe for awhile back.  We had coleslaw..........not fried potatoes.

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