Cod Fish Cakes with a Hint of Mint
Cod is a great white fish. It falls to pieces when you cook it and is soft and with butter, lovely and rich. I love it just the way it is, but this time, I wanted something different. For some reason, I was fixating on fish fingers in mind - the kind I had as a kid, frozen from a box with a captain on it. I'm not even sure why, other than the nostalgia of the idea. I hadn't really loved them, but after two or so decades and a palette renewed many times over (every seven years, they say), I was a little curious. The result proved it once again: things just taste better when they don't come in a box (or from the frozen food section). I should have called these Melt in your Mouth fishcakes. Seriously. No Captain Igloo will ever compare. Ingredients (makes 8): 300g potatoes (weight after peeling) 180g cod fish zest of 1/2 lemon 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 small onion, finely chopped 15 mint leaves, finely chopped 50ml white wine 50ml milk 150ml water 1/2 fish ...