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Fish cakes from leftover fish

Cooked fish and boiled potatoes are minced, mixed with egg, chives and dry bread, shaped into flat cakes and fried in fat. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 164.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 164 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A thrifty dish using up leftover cooked fish. The cakes are served with brown sauce or tomato sauce.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Mince fish and potatoes

    Put the cleaned fish and the potatoes through a mincer together.

  2. 2

    Mix

    Stir in the egg, chives, dry bread, pepper and salt.

  3. 3

    Shape and fry

    Shape the mixture into round, flat cakes and fry them in fat.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Serve with brown sauce or tomato sauce.

Changes from the original

Measures are converted (¼ kg = 250 g, ½ kg = 500 g, ⅛ del. = 1.25 dl). 'Dry bread' is interpreted as grated.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 164) → Modernised~78% of the text changedremovedadded
¼ kg. kokt, hakket 250 g kokt fisk ½ kg. (hakket). 500 g kokte poteter poteter. 1 stk egg eller ⅛ del. råmelk (eller 1,25 dl råmelk). 1 spiseskje ss finklippet gressløk ⅛ del. gressløk. 1,25 dl tørt brød pepper (revet). pepper. salt. Den fett (til steking). Mal den rensede fisk fisken og poteter males i gang potetene sammen på kjøttkvern. Det øvrige røres i; kjøttkvern.. Rør inn egg, gressløk, tørt brød, pepper og salt.. Form deigen formes til runde, flate kaker, som stekes kaker og stek dem i fett. Serveres fett.. Server med brun saus eller tomatsaus.

Note on Modernised

Mål er omregnet (¼ kg = 250 g, ½ kg = 500 g, ⅛ del. = 1,25 dl). «Tørt brød» er tolket som revet.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I use leftovers of any cooked fish?
The book uses leftover cooked fish; ¼ kg minced fish is 250 g.
What can I use instead of egg?
The book gives egg or 1.25 dl raw milk.

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