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Old 14-01-2009, 17:43
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Ive made my mash and mixed my tuna and other ingredients in and its too gloopy to make into fishcakes! How can i dry it out a bit please!?
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Old 14-01-2009, 17:50
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Maybe add a touch of flour, or a handful of breadcrumbs ?
Otherwise put it all in an oven proof dish, top with a mix of breadcrumbs and grated cheese, shove into the oven until bubbling and brown and call it a fish bake
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Old 14-01-2009, 17:51
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Maybe add a touch of flour, or a handful of breadcrumbs ?
Otherwise put it all in an oven proof dish, top with a mix of breadcrumbs and grated cheese, shove into the oven until bubbling and brown and call it a fish bake
Genius! Thank you!
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Old 14-01-2009, 18:09
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right, i put a load of those orange breadcrumbs in and ive managed to make cakes - ta
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Old 14-01-2009, 18:57
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This is not going to help you now, but whenever I make fishcakes I try and give myself a bit of time and chill them in the fridge before cooking. They set nicely and then they don't break up when you fry them.
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Old 14-01-2009, 19:12
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I use a pastry cutter thing and compress them really firmly inside it

what do you put in apart from mash and tuna?
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Old 14-01-2009, 19:45
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It could have been because the mash was too runny in the first place. When I do fish cakes, I make the mash without any milk and just enough butter to flavour it. The fish also has to be thoroughly drained of cooking juices.
I usually have never had to add breadcrumbs or egg (which I find makes the fishcakes very heavy) although I do add oodles of herbs like dill or parsley, finely chopped.

PS In these circumstances I would have turned it into a bake as well!
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Old 15-01-2009, 16:50
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what do you put in apart from mash and tuna?
i put finely chopped spring onion, garlic, chilli and lemon rind




It could have been because the mash was too runny in the first place.
thats exactly what was wrong. no milk next time!
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