Salmon Cakes With Chilli Salt Chips

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g desiree potatoes
• 700 g salmon fillets
• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 2 tablespoons coriander, coarsely chopped fresh leaves
• 3 green onions, sliced finely (green shallots)
• 1 egg, beaten lightly
• 10 g fresh ginger, grated finely (2cm piece)
• 1 teaspoon lime zest, finely grated
• salt
• 2 cups coarse fresh breadcrumbs (140g)
• 3/4 cup plain flour (110g)
• 1 egg, beaten lightly (extra)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• olive oil (for shallow-frying)
• 1 kg russet burbank potato
• peanut oil, for deep-frying
• 2 teaspoons dried shallots
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 tablespoon salt or 1 tablespoon flaked sea salt

Recipe

• 1 boil or steam potatoes until tender, drain; mash in a medium bowl until smooth.
• 2 bring 2 cups (500ml) of water to the boil in a medium frying pan. add the salmon, simmer, uncovered, until salmon is partially cooked through. drain; cool. flake salmon.
• 3 chilli salt chips - meanwhile, peel potatoes and cut lengthways into 1cm slices; cut each slice lengthways into 1cm-wide pieces.
• 4 rinse under cold water and pat dry with a tea towel. chips must be thoroughly dry before frying. heat oil in a deep-fryer, wok or large saucepan.
• 5 cook chips, in batches, for about 4 minutes or until tender but not brown. drain on paper; stand for 10 minutes.
• 6 with a pestle and mortar, pound shallots and chilli flakes until coarsely crushed, stir in sea salt.
• 7 combine mashed potato, salmon, garlic, coriander, onion, egg, ginger, rind, salt and 1/2 cup (35g) of the breadcrumbs in a large bowl. shape mixture into 12 patties.
• 8 flour patties, dip into combined extra egg and milk, then press on breadcrumbs.
• 9 heat oil in large non-stick pan. shallow-fry the patties, in batches, until browned on both sides and just cooked through. drain on absorbent paper; cover with foil, keep warm.
• 10 reheat peanut oil; cook chips, in batches, until crisp and golden. drain on absorbent paper. sprinkle with chilli salt mixture.
• 11 serve salmon cakes with chilli salt chips, lime wedges and extra coriander.