October - December 2024 COTM + COOKING FROM thread: NEW YORK TIMES COOKING (website & cookbooks)

COD [SALMON] CAKES

Easy and tasty, especially with leftover fish, which is what I used.

I used a mix of crackers and potato flakes, and doubled all the spices and aromatics (as I usually do for NYT recipes). Also added a dollop of zhoug for herbaceousness and a bit more flavor to hold up to the salmon. I didn’t use the mayo as the salmon was already pretty fatty, and the mixture was holding together well.

(I think I might have found it trickier to bind with just cracker crumbs and egg, but I will try it next time with a white flesh that’s not as soft as salmon.)

Thanks to @MunchkinRedux for mentioning this on the 2025 Favorite Recipes thread!

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