HOW TO MAKE GUYANESE STYLE FISH CAKES

saltfish

🥗Healthier: canned tuna

💰Cheaper: canned mackerel

Canned tuna is lower in sodium and more affordable.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice provides similar acidity.

Boil 2 potatoes and 1 pack of salted codfish until soft.

Drain the salted codfish and place it into a bowl to mash.

Add 1 to 2 cloves of minced or grated garlic to the mashed fish.

Add 1/4 cup of blended seasoning (peppers, onions, and tomato) to the bowl.

Add 1/2 tablespoon of thyme, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 1 teaspoon of pepper sauce, and 1/2 tablespoon of all-purpose seasoning to the mixture.

Add 1 egg and 1 and 1/2 stock cube to the bowl and mix well.

Drain the cooked potatoes and mash them with 1 tablespoon of butter using a potato masher.

Mix the mashed potato with the salted codfish mixture.

Add 6 tablespoons of self-raising flour to the mixture and continue mixing.

Heat 1 and 1/2 cups of oil in a pan on high heat, then reduce to low heat once hot.

Place flour on a plate and shape the fish mixture into an oval shape as if making dumplings.

Cook each side of the shaped fish cakes in the pan until brown.

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