Marmite Fish Cakes

The recipe came from a fellow Marmiteer @bilbobaggins2k who suggested Marmite fish fingers. I had never made anything similar so the idea for fish cakes was born.

Ingredients

• 450gm of cod fillets
• 5-6 large potatoes
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
• 8tsp Marmite
• Breadcrumbs
• White pepper
• Milk
• Eggs
• Butter
• Plain flour

Peel the potatoes and chop into quarters. Place in a pan of water and bring to the boil. Simmer for around 20mins or till soft and ready to mash. Then mash the potatoes with a small amount of milk and some white pepper. Finally, add a little knob of butter and, while still warm, stir in 4 heaped teaspoons of Marmite.

While the potatoes are cooking, place the cod fillets in a pan and simply cover them with a mixture of half milk and water. Gently heat and poach for around 5-6mins or until white and flaky.

When the fish is cooked, lift from the water and milk and place in a bowl. Then add the potatoes and 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley. Mix together with a fork until all the ingredients are combined. After this, place the mixture in the fridge for around 30-35mins (this will make the mixture easier to form into the fishcakes so that they can stay together when cooked).

While the mixture is cooling, prepare three separate bowls: one with plain flour, one with 3 eggs whisked and the other one with breadcrumbs. Then add 4tsp of Marmite to the egg mixture and stir gently (trust me, keep going and it will dissolve).

Now time for the messy bit. Remove the mixture from the fridge and shape into rounds. I could get 8 from the mixture (around 8cms by 2cms thick). Dip them in the flour, then dip them in the Marmite and egg and then into the breadcrumbs.

Shallow fry them on a medium heat until crisp and golden and there you are: Marmite Fish cakes

Tasties!