Scallop and Salmon Cakes
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup white wine
- 12 oz fresh salmon
- 4 oz bay scallops
- 1 whole jalapeno pepper, seeded (optional)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Cognac
- A pinch of salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
- 3 cups fine dcry bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
Saute the onion in 1 tablespoon of the butter in a saute pan until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the wine. Cook until the liquid has completely evaporated.
Set aside. Puree 4 oz of the salmon, the scallops, and the jalapeno pepper in a food processor. Add the egg, lemon juice, and Cognac; process until smooth. Chill.
Cream the remaining 8 Tbps of butter with salt and white pepper. Add the seafood puree, then mix well, and then add the cream. Mix at low speed until blended. Chop the remaining 8 oz of salmon. Add to the pureed mixture with the sauteed onion and dill, then mix well. Chill until time to cook.
Shape the chilled mixture into 8 patties; coat with bread crumbs. Heat the oil in a heavy saute pan over medium heat and fry half teh patties until golden brown on one side. Turn the patties over and reduce the heat slightly. Cook, uncovered, until golden brown and cooked through. Repeat with the remaining patties.
Serves 8 People
Serves about 8 people
Set aside. Puree 4 oz of the salmon, the scallops, and the jalapeno pepper in a food processor. Add the egg, lemon juice, and Cognac; process until smooth. Chill.
Cream the remaining 8 Tbps of butter with salt and white pepper. Add the seafood puree, then mix well, and then add the cream. Mix at low speed until blended. Chop the remaining 8 oz of salmon. Add to the pureed mixture with the sauteed onion and dill, then mix well. Chill until time to cook.
Shape the chilled mixture into 8 patties; coat with bread crumbs. Heat the oil in a heavy saute pan over medium heat and fry half teh patties until golden brown on one side. Turn the patties over and reduce the heat slightly. Cook, uncovered, until golden brown and cooked through. Repeat with the remaining patties.
Serves 8 People
Serves about 8 people
Submitted by May 13, 2009
15 min 30 min 45 min
15 min 30 min 45 min