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sweet potato fish cakes on a white plate with salad.
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Sweet potato fish cakes

Delicious sweet potato fish cakes - a tasty family dinner, that's easy and fun for kids to make.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, British
Calories: 242
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium sweet potato about 400g
  • 2 white fish fillets 300-400g
  • 100 ml milk
  • 5 spring onions
  • 1 egg
  • 50 g flour
  • 150 g breadcrumbs

Method
 

Precook the sweet potato and fish
  1. Peel and chop the sweet potato. Boil it for around 10 minutes until it is soft. Drain them and allow them to cool.
  2. Meanwhile, put the fish in a pot in the milk (enough to cover it), and poach the fish for 5-10 minutes until they are cooked. When it's ready the fish should crumble apart with a fork. Drain the fish and allow it to cool.
Prepare the fish cake mixture
  1. Once the sweet potato and fish are cool, add them to a mixing bowl. Chop the spring onions and add them to your bowl.
  2. Mash everything with a fork (or potato masher if it's easier), then mix it all together.
Prepare the coating
  1. Get the three dishes of coating ready.
  2. In the first dish, put a couple of spoons of flour. In the second dish crack an egg and give a little whisk. In the third dish add about 100g of breadcrumbs. If you need to make your own breadcrumbs, just pop a few slices of bread in a mini blender and give it a whiz.
Make the fish cakes
  1. Divide your fish mixture into eight. Take each piece and shape it into a patty. Dip the fish cake in the flour, then the egg, and then the breadcrumbs, ensuring it's coated all over. Repeat this with the other patties.
Cook the sweet potato fish cake
  1. Heat a little oil in a frying pan
  2. Put each fish cake in the frying pan and cook it on a medium heat. Cook for 5 minutes or so, until it has crisped up and browned. Flip the fish cake over and cook the other side.
  3. Serve with salad or vegetables.