Scottish Wartime Family Recipes traditional Scottish cooking

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is often less expensive and lighter than beef.

suet

🥗Healthier: butter

💰Cheaper: vegetable shortening

Butter offers a similar fat content with better flavor.

dried fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Canned fruit can be more affordable and still nutritious.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds nutrients and fiber.

Boil potatoes in a pan with salt until tender.

Drain and mash the potatoes until smooth.

Add canned salmon to a bowl, picking out any major bones.

Mix mashed potatoes into the salmon, seasoning with salt and pepper.

Add an egg to the mixture and combine thoroughly.

Form the mixture into balls larger than a golf ball and flatten them slightly.

Whisk the egg in a separate bowl and dip each fish cake into the egg.

Coat the fish cakes in oats, ensuring they are fully covered.

Heat coconut oil in a pan and fry the fish cakes until golden brown on one side, then flip and cook until golden on the other side.

Check that the fish cakes are cooked through by breaking one open to ensure it's hot inside.

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