Fish Balls

Easy Appetiser or Main Meal

Any cooked fish can be used for these miniature fish balls but they are especially good with smoked haddock. Salmon is also a favorite and so easy as you can use canned salmon for this one. Tuna can also be used and is equally good.

They make a great starter dish, appetizer or horsdoeuvres and can be served with a butter sauce or any sauce you prefer. Serve them with a small green salad and you have a very easy dish which will look and taste amazing.

If your kids shy away from fish dishes, this is one of the best ways to get them to enjoy a good fish dinner. By adding a few French fries for the kids you have another great dish and this will temp even the most difficult of eaters - so easy to prepare and the fish will give them the nourishment they need.

It's a winner every time.

How To Make Fish Balls

Ingredients

• 8oz potatoes, mashed with 1oz butter

• 12oz cooked, flaked fish which has both bone and skin removed - haddock, cod, coley fish; salmon is a favorite and very good if you are entertaining. A good smoked fish can be added to white fish if you want a fuller flavor.

• 2oz onion or shallots lightly fried but not browned

• 1 beaten egg

• 2 tablespoons flour

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil to fry

• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Mash the freshly cooked potato with the butter.

• Add the flaked fish to the potato.

• Add the cooked onion.

• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

• Form into small walnut size balls.

• Coat with the flour and leave in refrigerator for half and hour to firm,

• Fry in hot fat until golden brown.

• Drain on kitchen paper.

• Serve with melted butter or your own preference for a cream sauce.

As you will now see you have such a great and easy hors d'oeuvre which is both tasty and nourishing - and looks amazing on your table!

For the kids - serve with their favourite sauce such as tomato or mayonnaise and include a few French fries as these will go down well with them. You will have a great fish dish they will love and you will know they have had a healthy meal all made at home with no added nasty chemicals.