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Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 320
  • Fat:
  • 19 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 8 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 180 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 654 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 11 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 26 g

Salmon Cakes

"SINCE pinto beans and mashed potatoes were our usual daily fare, salmon was a special treat on Sundays. We ate these cakes fast as Mama could fry them—she couldn't get them off the griddle fast enough."

SERVINGS

 3-4

CATEGORY

 Main Dish

METHOD

 Other stovetop

PREP

 10 min.

COOK

 20 min.

TOTAL

 30 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup cornmeal
  • 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • Pinch pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
  • 1 can (14-3/4 ounces) salmon, drained, skinned and boned
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons butter or margarine

DIRECTIONS

In a medium bowl, beat the eggs. Add cream, cornmeal, green onions, flour, baking powder, pepper and salt if desired. Flake salmon into bowl; blend gently. Melt butter in a skillet or griddle; drop salmon mixture by 1/3 cupfuls and fry over medium heat for 5 minutes per side or until lightly browned. Serve hot. Yield: 3-4 servings (six patties)

Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 7, 2008

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