craving for crab cakes...

well, tonight... i just had a sudden craving for crab cakes. don't know why, but at least i'm not pregnant. roflmao (rolling on floor, laughing my ass off).

anyway, crab is too expensive and it bad for my cholesterol. thus, i decided to make something else. instead of using crab, i used black cod. yup, you heard it, black cod cake, that's what i'll call it!

i used the following ingredients:
2 x black cod fillets
2 x potatos (any kind will do, probably the red potato or the creamy yellow ones will taste even better)
1 tsp of butter
1/2 yellow onion
1 tsp of season all (guess it's the US version of MSG... haha)
1/4 cups of grated Gouda cheese (aged 6yrs)
2 eggs
1/2 bag of panko (japanese bread crumbs)
dash of sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

1) cut up the potato in small portions and boil in water till soft. smaller portions of potato size will cook faster and more evenly. you can also add some sea salt into the water to make it boil faster. after poking it with a fork to ensure it's soft, drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. let it sit and cool while still draining.

2) dice up the onions and pan fry it with 1 tsp of butter. add a bit of sea salt and a dash of pepper and let it cool on the side. don't cook it till it's super soft, just enough where the onion is caramelized and smells sweet.

3) take you black cod fillet and pan fry it till the fish starts to tenderize and fall apart. don't worry if it doesn't look good, cuz it's going to be mashed up in the end anyway. pan frying it will bring more flavor to the fish.

4) find a bit bowl or pot and put the potatos, black cod, grilled onion, Gouda cheese and season all. start mashing it like mash potatos and adding sea salt to bring the flavor to your liking. remember not to put too much salt. it's back for your blood pressure and also because the Gouda cheese will be salty too. once the taste is to your liking, now add the 2 eggs in and mix till it's even.

5) panko time. if your mixture still looks to be too moist, throw some panko in there and mix it up to absorb the moisture.

6) heat up your frying pan and just use a tad bit of oil. keep it at medium heat. like about 3-4 tsp of any kind of oil, except olive oil! olive oil is not too happy with extended heat and will cause the oil to breakdown chemically, which isn't going to sit well in your body later on in life. best oil to use is corn, it's happy with extended heat and won't breakdown that easily.

7) take the mashed up cod and potato mixture and using a spoon put a small amount in your palm and roll it to a size of golf ball. then roll the golf ball in the panko so it's evenly covered on the outside. next.. press your palm together so its flatten a bit. don't flatten it all the way.

8) gently put into the pan. u should be able to fit 4 pcs at once. when you start seeing the edges a bit golden brown, gently flip it over to the other side. once golden brown on both side, put it on a dish with paper towels and let the oil drain.

9) now enjoy with either ketchup, tarter sauce, or cocktail shrimp sauce. i only had ketchup at home, too lazy to make a cocktail shrimp sauce.

who would have thought pan fried food could be good for you and help raise your good cholesterol? as Elton Brown would say... "Good Eats~!"

here's a photo of the finished black cod cake... super delish~!


here's chloe anxiously awaiting for her steamed black cod fillet..