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Fish cakes

Chopped pollock with bread, egg and dill — warm with potato salad, cold in a roll with remoulade.

Time
40 min
Effort:
medium
Origin
Northern Germany
Season
all year
  • fish
  • budget
  • batch-cook
  • freezes well
  • kid-friendly
Fish cakes on a plate

Ingredients for 4 portions

  • 600 gpollock fillet
  • 1stale rolls
  • 1onions
  • 1eggs
  • ½ bunchdill
  • 1 tspmedium mustard
  • 1lemons
  • 50 gbreadcrumbs
  • 4 tbsprapeseed oil
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastepepper

The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.

Possible allergens

Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.

  • Cereals containing gluten
  • Eggs
  • Fish
  • Mustard

Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.

Nutrition per portion

Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.

Energy351 kcal
Protein33.9 g
Fat15.7 g
Carbohydrates16.9 g
of which sugar2.7 g
Fibre1.6 g
Salt0.8 g

Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.

Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.

Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.

Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.

Method

  1. 1

    Finely chop the fish with a large knife (do not blend), soak and squeeze the roll.

  2. 2

    Mix with finely diced onion, egg, mustard, chopped dill, lemon zest, salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    Shape patties, coat in breadcrumbs.

  4. 4

    Fry in oil over medium heat 4 minutes per side.

Sides

Part of the meal: planned along with the dish, and swappable or removable in the week. Their ingredients go on the shopping list too.

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