'Salmon Fish Cakes'

Hello! Okay so this was one of my favorite dishes so far but definitely was one of the trickiest. But it was very tasty and enjoyable to make! And shout out to Morgan for helping me prepare it ;)

~Ingredients: (makes 8 fish cakes)
salt and pepper, 1 and 1/4 pounds of potatoes, 1 pound of salmon fillets (scaled and bones removed), olive oil, a small bunch of fresh Italian parsley, 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour and more for dusting, 1 large egg, 2 lemons, and you may want 4 tomatoes for grilling as a side, and peas

So I had to prepare it in the early afternoon and cook it in the evening due to my working schedule. First, I put the kettle on to boil. Then, I peeled the potatoes and cut them into even sized chunks. I just cut each potato into 4 quarters. Afterwards I cut the salmon into four equal pieces. I then rubbed each piece of the salmon with olive oil and sprinkled some salt and pepper over all of them. Afterwards, you wrap each individual piece in aluminum foil. Then you put the boiled water in the bottom pan of the steamer and place the potatoes in the water, and then in a pan above the bottom one you place the salmon wrapped in foil. Cook the potatoes and the salmon like this for 12 minutes, or until they are both cooked. This is where I stopped for now. I put the salmon in the fridge after picking out all of the bones and removing the skin, and then just drained the potatoes and left them in the saucepan.

After I came back from work, I mashed the potatoes in a glass bowl. Then I cut the parsley leaves into small pieces, removing the stalks, and placing the leaves in with the potatoes. Then I added the fish and a tablespoon of flour. I mixed all of this just with a normal metal spoon. Then I added the egg and a bit of salt and pepper. The salmon cake mixture is now ready. To make the cakes I smoothed out the mixture in the bowl, and then cut it into 8 equal sections (like slicing a pie). I then had a large board and put ALOT of flour over it. I then rolled a section into a ball and then squished it down until it is about 3/4 of an inch thick. I then made sure it was fully coated in flour and then placed it on a plate until I was ready to cook them. I did this for each individual cake.

I then put some peas in a glass bowl with a bit of water and salt and cooked them in the microwave for five minutes with cling film on top with a few holes punched into it. I then also cut tomatoes horizontally in half and placed four halves on one enamel plate, and four on another. I then sprinkled some salt and pepper on each half and a dollop of butter on each. I then placed them in the oven (on the top shelf) and had the oven set to broil.

Now, I cooked the fishcakes. I put the olive oil in the largest frying pan I had. When the oil was extremely hot I placed the cakes in the pan. I cooked 2 at first and then 6 the second time. You place them in the saucepan and cook them for 3 minutes on each side. Have the gas set to a medium heat otherwise the cakes will burn. When they were ready I served them with peas, the grilled tomatoes, and slices of lemon. I highly suggest squeezing some lemon on the cakes, it really adds a nice flavor to it. And also add some more salt and pepper. They are very, very delicious.