3-Ingredient Dinners for One · Number 4

Salmon Cakes

  • Three ingredients
A forkful of salmon cake lifted from the plate, flaky pink inside and crisp gold outside, nothing of the bones visible, the second cake still whole on the plate beneath
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You need

Good to know: Sized for one; salt, pepper, oil and water are free.

What to do

  1. Drain the salmon; mash the soft bones in.
  2. Crush in the crackers, add the egg and pepper, mix by hand.
  3. Four flat cakes, a spoon of oil, medium heat.
  4. 3-4 min until deep gold, turn once, 3 min more, hot right through.
  5. Two tonight, two tomorrow.

Adapted from a recipe by Tasting Table.

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