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Thai Fish Cakes

Ingredients

White Fish Fillets
1 lb White Fish Fillets
skinless and pin boned, cut into chunks
Red Curry Paste
3 tbsp Red Curry Paste
Cilantro/coriander Leaves
1 tbsp Cilantro/coriander Leaves
chopped
Fish Sauce
1 tbsp Fish Sauce
sub soy sauce
Lime Juice
1 tbsp Lime Juice
Egg
1 Egg
Rice Flour
0.25 cup Rice Flour
or cornstarch / corn flour
Green Beans
6 Green Beans
finely sliced (optional)
Oil
4 - 6 tbsp Oil
vegetable, canola, sun flower
To Serve
Sweet Chilli Sauce
Sweet Chilli Sauce
Cilantro/coriander Leaves
Cilantro/coriander Leaves
Lime Wedges
Lime Wedges

Thai Fish Cakes

RecipeTin Eats (Nagi | RecipeTin Eats)

ServesPrepCookTotalShares
1210 min15 min25 min1

Recipe video above. These taste JUST like the Thai Fish Cakes from your favourite Thai restaurant! They should be firm but bouncy, almost a spongey texture, well seasoned, golden brown and with lovely complex flavours from the red curry paste and other seasonings.

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Food processor

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Ice cream scoop

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Skillet

Skillet

Bowl

Bowl

Instructions

Place fish, red curry paste, cilantro/coriander, fish sauce, lime and egg in a food processor. Whizz until the fish is minced and it looks like a paste. (See video)
  • 1 lb White Fish Fillets
    skinless and pin boned, cut into chunks
  • 3 tbsp Red Curry Paste
  • 1 tbsp Cilantro/coriander Leaves
    chopped
  • 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
    sub soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Lime Juice
  • 1 Egg
Transfer to a bowl and stir through rice flour and green beans until flour is all incorporated. (Note 4)
  • 0.25 cup Rice Flour
    or cornstarch / corn flour
  • 6 Green Beans
    finely sliced (optional)
Measure 1/4 cup of mixture (I use an ice cream scoop - Note 5), form 1cm / 2/5" thick patties.
Heat enough oil in skillet over medium high heat to cover the base (4 tbsp or so)
  • 4 - 6 tbsp Oil
    vegetable, canola, sun flower
Place in oil, cook 2 minutes until deep golden brown, then turn and cook the other side for 2 minutes. Transfer to paper towel lined plate.
Repeat with remaining mixture, adding more oil into the skillet if required.
  • 4 - 6 tbsp Oil
    vegetable, canola, sun flower
Serve with Sweet Chilli Sauce, garnished with cilantro/coriander leaves and lime wedges on the side. Add a side of Thai Fried Rice or even just plain jasmine rice to make a meal!
  • Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • Cilantro/coriander Leaves
  • Lime Wedges
Thai Fish Cakes

Thai Fish Cakes

RecipeTin Eats (Nagi | RecipeTin Eats)

ServesPrepCookTotalShares
1210 min15 min25 min1

Recipe video above. These taste JUST like the Thai Fish Cakes from your favourite Thai restaurant! They should be firm but bouncy, almost a spongey texture, well seasoned, golden brown and with lovely complex flavours from the red curry paste and other seasonings.

appetizer
Save this recipe to your personal collection, manage your grocery lists and access the step-by-step cooking assistant with the TastyBites app.
Login to Continue

Recommended Equipment

Food processor

Food processor

Paper towels

Paper towels

Ice cream scoop

Ice cream scoop

Skillet

Skillet

Bowl

Bowl


Ingredients

White Fish Fillets
1 lb White Fish Fillets
skinless and pin boned, cut into chunks
Red Curry Paste
3 tbsp Red Curry Paste
Cilantro/coriander Leaves
1 tbsp Cilantro/coriander Leaves
chopped
Fish Sauce
1 tbsp Fish Sauce
sub soy sauce
Lime Juice
1 tbsp Lime Juice
Egg
1 Egg
Rice Flour
0.25 cup Rice Flour
or cornstarch / corn flour
Green Beans
6 Green Beans
finely sliced (optional)
Oil
4 - 6 tbsp Oil
vegetable, canola, sun flower
To Serve
Sweet Chilli Sauce
Sweet Chilli Sauce
Cilantro/coriander Leaves
Cilantro/coriander Leaves
Lime Wedges
Lime Wedges

Instructions

Place fish, red curry paste, cilantro/coriander, fish sauce, lime and egg in a food processor. Whizz until the fish is minced and it looks like a paste. (See video)
  • 1 lb White Fish Fillets
    skinless and pin boned, cut into chunks
  • 3 tbsp Red Curry Paste
  • 1 tbsp Cilantro/coriander Leaves
    chopped
  • 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
    sub soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Lime Juice
  • 1 Egg
Transfer to a bowl and stir through rice flour and green beans until flour is all incorporated. (Note 4)
  • 0.25 cup Rice Flour
    or cornstarch / corn flour
  • 6 Green Beans
    finely sliced (optional)
Measure 1/4 cup of mixture (I use an ice cream scoop - Note 5), form 1cm / 2/5" thick patties.
Heat enough oil in skillet over medium high heat to cover the base (4 tbsp or so)
  • 4 - 6 tbsp Oil
    vegetable, canola, sun flower
Place in oil, cook 2 minutes until deep golden brown, then turn and cook the other side for 2 minutes. Transfer to paper towel lined plate.
Repeat with remaining mixture, adding more oil into the skillet if required.
  • 4 - 6 tbsp Oil
    vegetable, canola, sun flower
Serve with Sweet Chilli Sauce, garnished with cilantro/coriander leaves and lime wedges on the side. Add a side of Thai Fried Rice or even just plain jasmine rice to make a meal!
  • Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • Cilantro/coriander Leaves
  • Lime Wedges