
Thai fish cakes
Serves:
4
Time to make:
40 mins
Total cost:
$17.52 / $4.38 per serve
(at time of publication)
(at time of publication)
Health information:
Dairy-free
Gluten-free (or can be made gluten-free*)
Low fat
Low kilojoule
Instructions
Instructions and steps:
Step 1 Cook potatoes in a large saucepan of boiling water for 12 minutes, or until tender. Drain. Return to pan. Mash roughly with a fork. Set aside to cool.
Step 2 Add tuna, capsicum, spring onions, coriander, lime zest and egg to pan. Mix well.
Step 3 Shape mixture into 12 patties. Place flour onto a large plate and lightly coat each patty.
Step 4 Brush a non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over a high heat. Cook patties in 3 batches for 2–3 minutes each side, or until golden.
Step 5 To make dipping sauce, mix all ingredients in a bowl. Serve cakes with sauce, rice, salad and lime wedges.
Variations
Make it gluten-free: Replace flour with rice flour, and use gluten-free tamari in the dipping sauce.
About this Recipe
Photography: André Martin
First Published:
November 2008
Rating:
(2 votes)
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Full ingredient list:
- 500g potatoes (such as desiree), peeled, chopped
- 425g can tuna in spring water, drained, flaked
- 1 red capsicum, finely chopped
- 6 spring onions, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped coriander
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 4 cups green salad, to serve
- 2 cups cooked rice, to serve
- lime wedges, to serve
- Dipping sauce
- 1/4 cup (60ml) salt-reduced soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons castor sugar
- 1 red chilli, deseeded, sliced
Nutritional information (per serve)
Energy:
1550kJ
Calories:
370cal
Protein:
36g
Fat:
9g
- saturated:
4g
Carbohydrates:
40g
- sugars:
9g
Dietary Fibre:
6g
Sodium:
350mg
Calcium:
80mg
Iron:
5.5mg
Nutrition information is given per serve
*NS: not specified




2 Comments. Add yours
I used fish instead of tuna and the dipping sauce is delish had to make more.
I also used fish-Tuna to be more specific....