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!

McMarmite Burgers

A few days ago, I drove past a local takeaway and remembered a tweet mentioning the addition of Marmite to homemade  burgers. Inspired by Mr_Marmite,  here’s the latest Marmite creation: the McMarmite Burger.

I’m loving it. Hope you do

Ingredients

• 500gm of lean minced beef
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 2 tsp fresh chopped parsley
• 4tsp Marmite
• 50gm grated mature cheddar cheese
• 2tbsp single cream
• 1 tsp white pepper

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl with a fork until combined. Shape the mixture by hand into burger-shaped patties. Wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for a couple of hours.

Remove from the  fridge, take off the cling film and cook in a frying pan, griddle pan or under the grill. I used a frying pan (no oil required) to be able to spoon the juices from the meat back over the burgers. This way, the burgers  will  be moist and tasty and will keep all those Marmitey flavours.

Tasties!

Marmite & Cheddar Cheese Straws

Just made some Marmite and cheddar cheese straws. I was inspired by Yamerias to make these so I adapted my recipe for Cheddar cheese bites.

The ingredients and method of preparation are the same apart from I added double the cheese and double the Marmite for that extra Marmitey taste. Cut into strips instead of rounds and there you have them.

They melted in the mouth and have all gone rather quickly

Marmite & Cheddar Cheese Nibbles

With the school holidays now upon us, a great way of keeping children entertained is to get them involved in the kitchen. It’s fun and also allows them to be creative.

This simple Marmite and cheese nibbles recipe is ideal for kids to prepare (always under adult supervision).

Ingredients

• 100g plain flour
• 50g unsalted butter
• 50g grated mature cheddar cheese
• 15ml cold water
• 1 heaped tsp Marmite

Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl. Add the butter and, using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

In a separate cup, mix the cold water with the Marmite and add to the mix.  Add then the cheese and stir with a fork until it forms a smooth dough.

Divide the mixture into about 12 to 14 parts and roll each part in your hand to make small rolls of approximately 1cm thick. Alternatively, roll out on a floured board to 1cm thick and cut to any shape you like (kids will usually prefer to make their own shapes: e.g. stars, hearts, etc.).

Place on a greased baking tray in a pre-heated oven at 200ºc for approximately 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Happy cooking