Tender Catfish Cakes

Appetizing little fish cakes that are sure to please the whole family! Fish cakes are so good for you, since fish is packed with nutrients your body needs — and they're delicious on top of that! Adding butter gives these cakes a wonderfully delicate flavor.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 42 % 13 g
Fats 39 % 12 g
Carbohydrates 19 % 6 g
188 kcal
GI: 14 / 57 / 29

Cooking method

Cooking time: 40 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    The ingredients you'll need.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    First, soak the slices of bread in milk. You can use a little more or a little less bread, depending on the flavor and texture you prefer. I used 5 small slices.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Fillet the catfish. Don't toss the bones and head — they make a wonderful fish soup.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Remove the skin from the fillet and cut it into large pieces.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Run it through a meat grinder along with the bread and onion.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    You've got a lovely fish mixture.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Now just add salt and the butter. You can also season with your favorite spices — white pepper, for instance, goes nicely with fish cakes.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Knead well.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Now shape the cakes with wet hands.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Roll them in breadcrumbs.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Here's how nice the cakes turned out.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Fry them in a preheated skillet with a little vegetable oil over low heat, covered, until golden.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    Flip and cook the other side, also covered, for another 5–7 minutes.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    The delicious, tender fish cakes are ready.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Enjoy!

  • Make these fish cakes and you're sure to love them, just like I do!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Whole cow's milk - 68  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat content - 64  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat content - 60  kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat content - 47  kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140  kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat content - 54  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Boiled catfish - 196  kcal/100g
  • Catfish puffed - 121  kcal/100g
  • Fresh catfish - 143  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • White bread - 266  kcal/100g
  • Breadcrumbs - 347  kcal/100g

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