We had Father Tadeusz over for dinner last week and I made corn chowder from scratch, creamed spinach (look up Emiril's recipe, it's friggin' awesome. Tiny little bit of nutmeg just before finishing. Really peps it up some.) and Irish pub fish cakes. I used cod because someone pointed out that Tilapia is disgusting.
Take three or four filets and use the Mouton technique. Dredge lightly in flour, salt and pepper and sautee for about three minutes on each side in a little olive oil. Take a couple forks and pull the cooked cod apart into the same consistency as say, canned tuna and chill for an hour or so.
Throw 1/4 onion and two stalks of celery in the food processor (you can add a clove of garlic but it doesn't need it) and pulse it four or five times until pretty well minced. Put the fish, celery and onion in a bowl and add a cup or so of Panko bread crumbs, two eggs and salt and pepper to taste. Mix with your dick skinners until uniform and form into patties. You can refrigerate over night or start cooking right away, I don't see the difference, really.
Fry in a pan on med/high heat with a couple tablespoons of good olive oil. Three minutes on each side should do pretty good. They should come out golden brown and delicious.
Serve with the easy remoulade I mentioned previously.
Great meal.
Saint Hildegaard's nerve cookies for dessert.
