Really good Fish Cakes

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu offers a plant-based option, while canned tuna is more affordable.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: mashed potatoes

Sweet potatoes add nutrition, while mashed potatoes can be a budget-friendly alternative.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Ground oats are healthier, while crushed crackers can save costs.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lime juice provides a similar tang, while vinegar is often cheaper.

Bake potatoes in a 220°C oven for 75 minutes or until tender; scoop flesh into a bowl.

Turn oven down to 200°C.

Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper; melt butter in skillet and cook fish until just cooked through, then cool.

Sauté garlic, chilli, thyme, and green onion in leftover butter for 1 minute; pour over potato.

Roughly mash potato, add parsley and salt; mix in fish gently to keep flakes intact.

Scoop out 1/4 cup of mixture, shape into cakes.

Coat in flour, dip in egg, then coat in breadcrumbs.

Heat oil in skillet and pan fry fish cakes until golden, then transfer to paper towel.

Bake for 10 minutes to heat through.

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