Saturday, February 6, 2010

snow storm = fish burgers!


Try this--it's really an easy recipe, and so satisfying on a cold winter's day.
From Friendly Food cookbook:

fish burgers

1 lb. potatoes
1 lb. white fish (we used turbot fillets)
2 T sunflower seed oil
1 leek
2 cl garlic
2 scallions
sea salt

Boil 1 lb of chopped potatoes. Drain, mash in a lg bowl, set aside.
In the meantime, fry a lb of white fish, 4 mins a side or til cooked. set aside to cool, then flake w/ a fork and add to mashed potatoes.
In the same skillet, saute 1 chopped leek and 2 cloves minced garlic for 5 mins. add to potato-fish mixture. Add 2 chopped scallions and season w/ sea salt.

Shape into 8 burgers and chill for one hour, or overnight.

Fry in some high heat oil (I use sunflower) in the same skillet from above, wiped out -- use med heat and try 4-5 mins a side. Dredge burgers first in rice crumbs (optional) for more crispy crunch.

We served ours with sweet potato fries with grated ginger root gf ketchup and a slaw made of gf flax mayo, apple cider vin, honey, sea salt, pepper, ground ginger root, shredded cabbage, radishes, carrots, celery, scallions.

Other good sides would be a daikon root salad (spiralized daikon, carrot, honey, app cid vin, sea salt); or, tartar sauce (gf flax mayo, chopped dill weed, chopped bubbies pickles).

Enjoy the snow if you have it!