If you want to find a fried dish with a unique flavor, then mackerel fish cake is a choice you shouldn’t miss! Today, TasteVN will introduce you to 2 incredibly simple and easy ways to make delicious mackerel fish cake at home. Let’s get cooking right away!
1. Mackerel Fish Cake
Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Mackerel Fish Cake For 4 servings
Mackerel 700 gr Egg white 1 piece Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon Potato starch 1/2 tablespoon Red onion 1 bulb (sliced thinly) Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 200 ml Ground pepper 1/2 teaspoon
How to Prepare Mackerel Fish Cakes
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Prepare the Fish
Rinse the mackerel briefly and reduce the fishy smell by rubbing it with salt and then rinsing it thoroughly. Remove the bones and skin, keeping only the fillet. From 700g of mackerel, you will get about 500g of fish meat.
Cut the fish meat into bite-sized pieces, so it will absorb the marinade better and be easier to grind.
How to Clean Mackerel Properly, No Fishy Smell- You can rub the fish with salt or rinse it with cold water mixed with a little alcohol or vinegar. After that, rinse it thoroughly with water to eliminate the fishy smell.
- After filleting, you can use the bones and skin to make broth for soup or freeze it in the refrigerator for later use.
See details: Tips to eliminate the smell for mackerel.
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Marinate the fish
After cutting the fish into small pieces, place it in a bowl.
Marinate with 1 sliced shallot, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 2 teaspoons of cooking oil, 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, and 1/2 tablespoon of potato starch. Mix well to allow the seasoning to penetrate the fish.
After marinating the fish, place it in a zip bag or freezer bag and put it in the freezer overnight. This will ensure that the fish stays cold during and after grinding, helping the fish paste maintain a smooth consistency without being crumbly.
Tip:- You can adjust the amount of ground pepper according to your family’s taste.
- If you’re short on time, you can freeze it for about 4 – 5 hours, but you must ensure a longer freezing time, so that when grinding the fish paste, it still retains its coldness.
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Grind fish paste
After freezing overnight, take the fish paste out and cut it into small pieces before proceeding to grind the fish.
First, use medium speed to grind the fish paste into smaller pieces. Add it to a bowl with one egg white.
Then, continue grinding the fish paste on high speed until it becomes very smooth, creamy, and turns a beautiful white color.
Use a mold lined with a layer of plastic wrap inside. Pour the finely ground fish paste into it, spreading the surface evenly to stabilize the fish paste, and let it sit for about 10 minutes before removing the mold.
Tip:- To avoid overheating the machine and to help preserve it better, when grinding the fish, remember to grind for about 2 – 3 minutes, then turn off the machine for about 30 seconds before continuing to grind.
- Keep grinding and resting until the fish paste is smooth and creamy.
- To keep the fish paste chewy and not crumbly, the fish must always be kept cold during the grinding process.
- You can choose to make one large block of fish paste or shape it into smaller pieces according to your preference.
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Fried Fish Cake
Place a large pan on the stove, add the remaining cooking oil into the pan, just enough to deep fry the fish cake, and heat it.
When the oil is hot, add the fish cake to fry until golden brown, and then you can enjoy the dish.
Tip:
- You should use a large pan for frying as the fish cake will expand.
- When one side is golden brown, flip it over to fry the other side. Avoid flipping multiple times as it will make the cake crumble and fall apart.
- If you want to avoid oil, you can steam the fish cake to enjoy it, it will still be very chewy and delicious.
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Final Product
The fried fish cake is golden brown on the outside, pure white on the inside, extremely visually appealing and delicious, with a chewy texture and great flavor “just like from a restaurant”.
You can eat the fried fish cake with vermicelli or with hot rice as a regular meal dish, both are tasty.
2. Fried Fish Cake (Recipe shared by a user)
Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Mackerel Fish Cake (Recipe shared by a user) Serves 4 people
Mackerel 300 gr Pork paste 200 gr Shallots 2 bulbs Spring onions 4 stalks (chopped) Dill 1 stalk (chopped) Red chili 1 fruit (sliced) Cooking oil 300 ml Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Common spices a little (salt/ MSG/ ground pepper)
How to Make Mackerel Fish Cake (Recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare the mackerel
After purchasing, use salt to rub around the fish and then rinse it with water to remove any fishy smell. Place the fish in a colander to drain.
Next, remove the fish skin, fillet to get the fish meat, and discard the bones. Then, proceed to cut the fish fillet into thin slices.
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Marinate mackerel fish cake
Take the piece of fish you just cut and marinate it with 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, then mix well for the fish to absorb the seasoning.
Next, add 2 peeled shallots, chopped green onions, and dill along with 1 sliced chili, mix well, then put the fish into a meat grinder, grinding for about 5 minutes until the fish is very smooth.
Add 200 grams of raw pork sausage into the grinder with the fish, continue grinding for another 2 – 3 minutes until the fish and sausage are well blended and smooth, then turn off the machine.
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Make and steam mackerel fish cake
Apply a little cooking oil on your gloves to prevent sticking, then take each portion of the mackerel fish cake to shape them into flat round pieces.
Next, place a steaming pot on the stove, adding water until it fills about half of the pot. Evenly arrange the shaped fish cakes in the steamer, then cover and steam for about 10 – 15 minutes, until the fish cakes are cooked and turn opaque white, then turn off the heat.
Remove the steamed fish cakes onto a plate, allowing them to cool slightly before frying.
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Fried mackerel fish cake
Place a pan on the stove over medium heat, add about 300ml of cooking oil to the pan, just enough to submerge the fish cake, then heat the oil on high heat.
When the oil is hot enough, if you dip a chopstick in and see it bubbling, you can drop in each piece of steamed fish cake to fry on high heat for about 5 minutes, until the fish cake is evenly golden, then take it out and drain the oil.
Tip:- To make the fish cake more visually appealing, you can brush a layer of egg yolk on the surface of the fish cake before frying.
- Since the fish cake is already steamed and cooked, you should fry it on high heat to make it crispy and prevent it from absorbing too much oil, so it won’t feel greasy when eaten.
- You should use vegetable oils such as soybean oil for frying. Do not use olive oil or sunflower oil for frying because these types of oil can produce harmful substances when heated at high temperatures.
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Final product
The fresh mackerel fish cake has a chewy, crispy texture, seasoned with rich spices. The fish cake is fried just right, golden and crispy on the outside, while still retaining its moist and smooth texture inside, without being dry.
This fish cake dish not only pairs well with white rice but also makes for a great snack to enjoy!
How to choose fresh mackerel
For fresh mackerel
- Choose mackerel with eyes that are still clear and slightly bulging.
- Choose fish with a shiny body, skin intact without peeling or scratches. When gently pressing your finger on the fish, it should still feel firm and the flesh should be elastic.
- Do not buy fish with large eye sockets, sunken eyes, and cloudy appearance, corneas that lack elasticity or are discolored.
For frozen mackerel
- You should choose fish with bright, shiny skin, and gills that are pink or bright red.
- Avoid selecting fish that are dull, not shiny, and have peeling skin. These are fish that have been spoiled or frozen for too long.
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So TasteVN has introduced to you 2 ways to make mackerel fish cakes that are delicious, chewy, and very simple. So what are you waiting for? Try your hand in the kitchen and make this dish to treat your family. TasteVN wishes you success!
