Thai Fish Cakes Recipe

We all know New Year’s Eve is around the corner. We suggest you prepare one of our favorite fish recipes, Thai fish cakes, to make your New Year’s Eve more amazing. As fish symbolizes good luck, it’s the perfect dish to make on New Year’s Eve.

A light, real-crowd favorite, and full-of-flavors recipe are easy to make and great for any party or family get-together. The green beans add a nice taste to your fish cakes, the red curry paste adds a tremendous taste to level up your treat, and the sweet chili dip makes it even tastier. The equipment you need to make this recipe is just a food processor.

Ingredients you need

• 1 pound/ 500g white fish fillets
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1/4 cup rice flour
• green beans
• 1 tbsp fresh cilantro
• red curry paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 4 onions, sliced
• 1 large egg 
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• vegetable oil for frying

Steps to make Thai Fish Cakes

• Combine the fish fillets, red curry paste, cilantro, and egg in the electric mixer till you reach desired consistency. Keep it aside.
• Take a large bowl and transfer it to a bowl adding rice flour and green beans and mix it until well combined.
• Using wet hands, shape the dough into small patties and dust it with cornflour.
• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
• Fry the patties 4 at a time until they are golden brown.
• Turn and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Drain the fish cakes on a towel or kitchen paper.
• Repeat the procedure with the remaining patties adding more oil if needed.
• Serve hot with your favorite dips, and garnish it with coriander leaves.

Nutrient Value

• Carbohydrates: 5.2g
• Calories: 121 kcal
• Protein: 9g
• Fat: 7.2g
• Saturated Fat: 1.3g
• Cholesterol: 34mg
• Sodium: 267mg
• Potassium: 69mg
• Calcium: 20mg
• Iron: 0.9mg

Notes

• Serve with the dipping sauce listed below or with sweet chili sauce: One-fourth cup of fish sauce, one tablespoon of white vinegar, two teaspoons of finely chopped fresh coriander stems and leaves, one teaspoon of sugar, and three to four teaspoons of fresh red chilies should all be combined. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• You can store it in a fridge for 3 days and reheat it in a microwave.
• One of the most common types of fish fillets is white fish fillets which works great with salmon.
• To avoid:
• super lean fish (swordfish, tuna)
• delicate fish (flounder, Dover sole)
• small whole fish like sardines or mackerel

To Conclude

This extremely classic dish with the rich aroma of Thai cuisine is a must-have on your New Year’s party menu. Incredibly simple and always a favorite, Thai fish cakes are seasoned with different flavors and deep-fried to perfection until they are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

If you have questions about the recipe or want to share your version of Thai fish cakes, please feel free to comment. Don’t forget to share it with your friends and family, I am sure they’ll love it too.

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