West Indies Fish Cakes With Curry Aioli Recipes

WEST INDIES FISH CAKES WITH CURRY AIOLI

Steps:

• You can prepare the aioli in advance if you wish (just keep it refrigerated).
• Place all ingredients for the curry aioli in a food processor or blender and puree until smooth and creamy; set aside.
• Mix all ingredients for fish cakes together (except oil and lemon slices) in a mixing bowl until blended.
• Adjust water or flour, if necessary, to achieve a consistency similar to pancake batter (or just a tad thicker).
• Heat 1-2 inches cooking oil in a large skillet until hot.
• Spoon or drop approximately 1/4 cup fish cake batter into hot oil and cook about 2-3 minutes per side or until golden, puffy, and firm.
• Do not overcrowd pan.
• Drain fish cakes on paper toweling.
• Serve fish cakes hot with curry aioli or tartar sauce, and lemon slices, if desired.

EMPANADA-STYLE SRI LANKAN FISH PATTIES WITH CURRY AïOLI

Steps:

• For the pastry, mix the flour and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub into the flour until it's the texture of breadcrumbs. Mix the beaten egg yolk into the dough. Slowly pour in the coconut milk, kneading the dough until it just comes together. Add a little flour or water if needed. Wrap and chill for an hour.¼½
• Meanwhile, make the filling. Put a pan of water on to boil. Peel the potato and chop into 1cm cubes, then add to the pan and simmer over a medium heat for 10-12 mins until cooked through. Drain and leave to cool.
• Heat the 1 tbsp oil in a saucepan and cook the onion, garlic and ginger for 8 mins until golden. Add the spices and black pepper, stir and cook for 1 min, then add the fish and dill, and cook for another 2-3 mins. Add the potato and salt, and mix well, cooking for 2 mins. Take the pan off the heat, add the lime juice and leave to cool.
• Break the pastry in half and roll out each half, in turn, on a floured surface to a depth of 3mm. If you have one, use a 7cm pastry cutter to cut out eight circles from each sheet of pastry, re-rolling the pastry and cutting circles until it's all used up. There will be about 26-28 in total.
• Spoon 1 tsp of the fish mixture onto each of the pastry circles. Using a small pastry brush, brush some egg white along the edges of each of the pastry circles. Fold each one to make an empanada shape. Using a fork, press along the sides to ensure they are fully sealed.
• Pour 500ml oil into a saucepan making sure it's no more than two-thirds full, and heat to 180C, or until a little piece of pastry starts to sizzle. Carefully deep-fry the patties in small batches for 2-4 mins, turning halfway through until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on kitchen paper to absorb excess oil.
• Put all the ingredients for the aïoli in a mixing bowl, stir together and serve with the empanadas.

TUNISIAN FISH CAKES WITH LEMON AND PAPRIKA AïOLI

Steps:

• Line large baking sheet with plastic wrap. Coarsely grind fish in processor. Add next 8 ingredients; blend well. Add matzo meal and egg; process until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally. With moistened hands and using 1 generous tablespoon for each cake, shape mixture into patties about 13/4 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick; arrange on sheet.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Fry fish cakes in batches until brown and cooked through, adding more oil to skillet by tablespoonfuls as needed, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer cakes to unlined baking sheet. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Refrigerate until cold, then cover with foil and keep refrigerated. Rewarm uncovered in 350°F oven about 10 minutes.)
• Arrange fish cakes on plates. Spoon aioli alongside and serve

FABULOUS FISH CAKES WITH LEMON AIOLI

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE AÏOLI: In a small bowl whisk together the aïoli ingredients. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until a few minutes before serving. TO MAKE THE FISH CAKES: Cut the fish fillets into 1/4-inch dice. Place in a medium bowl and add the rest of the fish cake ingredients. Gently mix with a fork, then refrigerate for 1 hour for easier handling. Remove from the refrigerator and shape into four cakes, about 31/2 inches in diameter each. Place a large grape leaf, shiny side down, on a plate. Position a fish cake in the center of the leaf and fold the leaf up around it. Place a second grape leaf on top and fold the edges down to enclose the cake. (If the grape leaves are small, a third leaf may be needed.) Wrap the remaining cakes the same way. Lightly oil the packets. Grill the packets over Direct Medium heat until the grape leaves are well marked and the fish cakes are firm to the touch, about 10 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time. Before serving, cut an X in the top leaf of each packet and turn back the edges. The grape leaves are edible, if desired. Serve warm with the aïoli.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.