Salmon Croquettes – a staple of my childhood dinner table. I remember Mama’s being moist and flaky on the inside and wonderfully crunchy on the outside. Mine don’t quite live up to the memory of hers, but they’re a close second. Plus salmon is one of the good-for-you foods so it cancels out the frying. Right?
For 8 generous patties, here’s what you need:
2 6oz. packages/cans salmon, drained and flaked
1 egg
¼ cup finely chopped celery
¼ cup finely chopped onion or sliced green onions
½ tsp. dried dill weed
½ tsp. garlic powder
1 cup bread crumbs, plus ¼ cup for coating
Oil for frying
I know you’ll forgive me for not having step-by-step photos for this one, but really, it’s dead easy. All you do is mix everything together and make it into little patties.
In a medium bowl, mix together the salmon, egg, celery, onion, dill and garlic powder. Form the mixture into eight patties.
Heat oil to a depth of approximately ¼-inch in a large skillet over medium heat. Dust patties with additional bread crumbs. Fry for about 8-10 minutes, turning as needed, until golden brown. Remove to paper towels to drain.
Enjoy!
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Those croquettes look delish. A nice combination with the mac ‘n’ cheese and asparagus. I’ll have that with some tartar sauce and we’re good to go.
Those look pretty good. Mama uses flour, not bread crumbs. Maybe that’s why, when I make them, they sometimes come out a bit heavy. But, I still love them. And, forgive me, but if you have LeSeur english peas, it is indeed STRAIGHT OUT OF OUR CHILDHOOD.
Miss P
Made your salmon croquettes last week, and they were a big hit. I’ve been trying to reproduce the ones Mama always made, and haven’t quite done it yet. She didn’t use celery at all, but it sure gave these a wonderful added taste. I judge everything by whether Ted says, “Do this again”, which he did emphatically on these. Loved them!
Oh goodness, these are a nice throw back to our Southern roots. Mmmm mmm good.
Can’t wait to make these tonight! My mouth is watering just reading about it…it’s still breakfast time!
Tartar sauce on the side would be a great compliment, but at our childhood dinner table it was catsup all the way!
Yep. LeSeur english peas were as much a staple dinner menu item in our house as the salmon croquettes. Mama’s croquettes are prettier than mine, though. She makes them in the correct croquette shape…like little oval footballs.