How to make Fish Cake Guyanese Style 🇬🇾

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Whole wheat flour adds fiber while cornmeal is often less expensive.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Tofu provides a plant-based option while canned fish can be more affordable.

Cut off the head of the red snapper and wash it properly with lime.

Clip off the fins of the fish and place it in a pan with boiling water, adding salt and black pepper.

Steam the fish on both sides for about 3 minutes each until it is cooked through and nice and white.

Peel and cut 1 pound of potatoes into small pieces and place them in a pot with room temperature water and a teaspoon of salt.

Turn on the stove to boil the potatoes until they are soft and tender.

Once the fish is cooked, strain it from the water and let it cool.

Mash the boiled potatoes using a potato masher and let them cool as well.

Remove the bones from the cooled fish, ensuring there are no bones left.

Blend the seasoning ingredients: small onion, half of a hot pepper, two sprigs of fine thyme, two garlic cloves, and green onions until they are well mixed but not pureed too fine.

In a mixing bowl, combine the mashed potatoes, flaked fish, blended seasoning, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper, mixing everything together until well combined.

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