Saturday, November 8, 2008

Not Your Mother's Salmon Patties

Did your mother make salmon patties? Remember the cans of slimy
salmon with the bones and skin? Well, I like to buy the large fillets of
salmon at Sam's Club and now that we are empty nesters, there is
miraculously a lot of cooked salmon left over. So, no picking through
the icky cans of fish. I guess you could call these New Millennium
Patties!

Mix one sleeve of saltines buzzed in the food processor,
3 beaten eggs, 1/4 cup chopped chives, 1/2 tsp white pepper
into about 3 lbs of cooked flaked salmon. Form into patties and
brown in 2 tbsp EVOO (that's extra virgin olive oil) and serve
with sour cream and dill or homemade white sauce. Adjust
ingredients to amount of salmon on hand.
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33 comments:

  1. I love to make salmon patties, use bread crumbs instead of crackers. Delicious.

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  2. The salmon speaks! You make even the salmon pretty.

    Over from Country Girl's and I'm glad I came. You've an interesting place here.

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  3. Okay, who let Rachel Ray loose in here?

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  4. your salmon patties look and sound delicious!! it is funny that you posted on salmon patties because my daughter and i were just talking about them last evening!!

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  5. You always have such wonderful food at the Manor.
    I may have to drop by and eat it all up.
    As regards blogging - yes we do all have blog personae.
    And yes,like you, I tend to stick to pretty upbeat things.
    I come to you for inspiration about the delights in life.
    For whatever reason I missed your post yesterday.
    Have a terrific weekend.

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  6. That's very similar to my mother's recipe. I love salmon patties. I confess to also liking the bones. My mother left them in... good calcium and all. She told us that whomever got the first one would have good luck. :)

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  7. I think because I have those of the slimy cans of salmon with their little bones that I am indifferent to salmon of any kind. I know, you're saying, "She doesn't like poached eggs and now salmon..what a peasant!" LOL...Childhood memories can really ruin one's perspective!

    Oh, although I love lox and bagels!

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  8. Salmon is very good for the head (intelligncya...)...

    Nice photos Lady Willow for this recipe...

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  9. Willow...I have not had salmon patties in so long! My mother did used to make them when I was younger...with german fried potatos...ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.. :)

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  10. I made some salmon patties on a whim a few months ago. Surprise of surprises, all of the men at my house liked them! I served them with an easy to make dill hollandaise sauce that complimented them perfectly.

    Do they freeze well? Making a big batch and freezing some would be a way to stock up on an easy dinner option.

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  11. Hello,
    Have not visited a while. Went on hiatus and changed my blog. Hope you are doing well at Willow Manor.
    Have a lovely weekend. Your new banner is so sweet.
    Hugs ~
    Alexandra

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  12. Hello,
    Have not visited a while. Went on hiatus and changed my blog. Hope you are doing well at Willow Manor.
    Have a lovely weekend. Your new banner is so sweet.
    Hugs ~
    Alexandra

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  13. Mmmmm, I love salmon patties. I might have to make myself some, now that you've reminded me how good they are.

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  14. HAH! I got the last answer to a crossword puzzle from your post: EVOO. Thanks! The salmon looks wonderful and yes - no cans of salmon cross my doorstep either! Look yummy.
    Stop by - I have an award for you on yesterday's post.

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  15. Salmon cakes? Never heard of that before! Sounds good.

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  16. what are the odds? - I actually cooked last night and I made salmon patties! - it's one of the few things I do make.

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  17. I LOVE salmon patties. However, we're typical country folks and smother them in catsup.

    Yours look delish.

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  18. YUM!

    I do remember my mother's salmon patties that were not only disgusting, but they smelled bad, too.

    Thanks for the recipe!

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  19. I love both salmon and tuna patties. One of the best quick meals there is!

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  20. I will buy more salmon so we might have leftovers. I use matzo crackers but I'll try saltines...the photo is beautiful and you made enough to fill the pan!

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  21. I make salmon fishcakes/patties quite often. I use parsley, but will try them with chives. Yours look yummy.

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  22. very interesting. I posted about salmon too! Yours look delicious. I love salmon patties.

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  23. I grew up on fish patties, crab cakes, shrimp, and oranges because I've always lived in coastal SE America. We use bread crumbs instead of crackers though. I'll have to try that sometime. These 'cakes are easy and very tasty! ♥ ∞

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  24. My mom use to make these for us....I hated them! Still do. It's my mom's fault I hate them!!! LOL Have a good rest of the weekend. Strider

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  25. They look delicious! Thanks for the recipe. (I'll try it out shortly.)

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  26. Another nice recipe to try! (with breadcrumbs instead of crackers to avoid excess salt - even our bread goes salt less)
    Thanks for the treat.

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  27. Nice ... even someone like me who doesnt like salmon cakes might try this ...

    :-Daryl

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  28. i love salmon patties. My mom made them often growing up and they were good, but your recipe sounds delicious with the dill sauce. thanks for sharing

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  29. Thanks, SYW, and welcome to the Manor! :)

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  30. My mom made (and still makes) salmon patties at least once a month. She makes them with the canned salmon, bones and all. I ate them, but I can't say I loved them. Kinda dry and salty. Yours look delish!

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