How To Make Fish Balls with any cooked fish for these miniature fish balls. Salmon is a favorite, and canned salmon works well here. Or change them up by making these miniature nuggets with smoked haddock or tuna as a delicious change. Serve them with a butter sauce or sauce of your choice. Your kids will love them too, with Crispy French fries!
If salmon is one of your favorites, you will love my Poached Salmon Recipe and Salmon Paté Recipe!
Why You Will Love This Recipe: How To Make Fish Balls
- They make a great appetizer.
- Serve them with a small green salad, homemade French fries, and the best French crusty bread as a main meal.
- An easy dish that will look and taste amazing.
- A great meal that is both tasty, nourishing, and looks amazing on your table!
How To Make Fish Balls The Kids Will Eat!
If your kids shy away from fish dishes, this is one of the best ways to get them to enjoy a good fish dinner.
Serve them with their favorite sauce, such as tasty tomato puree sauce or quick and easy mayonnaise, and add a few French fries made at home; this will tempt even the most difficult of eaters.
Let them eat with their fingers to ensure success!
For a refreshing dessert, serve your very own Refreshing Strawberry Sorbet Recipe!
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📖 Recipe
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How To Make Fish Balls
Ingredients
- 8 oz potatoes mashed with 1 ounce butter
- 12 oz cooked fish 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.
- 2 oz onion or shallots lightly fried but not browned
- 1 egg beaten
- 2 tablespoon flour
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil to fry
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mash the freshly cooked potato with the butter. (Quarter the potato so it cooks faster.)
- Add the flaked fish to the potato and mix. Then add the cooked onion.
- Season with salt and pepper and form into small walnut-sized balls.
- Coat with the flour and leave in the refrigerator for half an hour to firm up.
- Fry in hot fat until golden brown 5-7 minutes, turn and brown on other side 3-5 minutes.
- Drain on kitchen paper.
- Serve with melted butter or your own preference for a cream sauce.
Notes
- Add different flavourings to your fish balls with my How To Make Seasoned Flour For Fish Recipe.
- The fish balls do not take long to cook, so don't overdo it.
Loved it, tweaked it, or not your "cup of tea"... I’d really love to hear how it went for you.