Colcannon Haddock Fishcakes

Method

Serves 6

Preheat the oven to 220°;C (245°;F), Gas Mark 7. AGA: Roasting Oven.

Boil the potatoes in salted water for about 15 minutes or until they are nearly tender. Add the cabbage and continue cooking for a further three minutes until the potatoes are completely tender. Drain well and set aside.

Butter a large piece of foil, place on a baking sheet and arrange the fish on top. Season with pepper and lemon juice. Wrap the foil tightly around the fish and bake in the oven for 7-10 minutes until just cooked.

AGA: place in a tin on a grid shelf on the floor of the oven.

Remove the fillets from the foil and reserve the juices. Break the fish into large chunks in a mixing bowl, removing any bones. Set aside to cool.

Mash the potatoes and stir in the cabbage. Add the fish juices, mayonnaise, mustard, dill and a little salt and pepper and the flaked fish and mix lightly. Set aside until cool enough to handle.

Shape the mixture into 12 round cakes about 2.5cm (1 inch) deep: it is sticky, so do this with your hands. Pat the cakes all over in breadcrumbs. Lightly grease a baking sheet with butter and arrange the cakes on top. Brush the tops of the cakes with a little melted butter and sprinkle with a touch a paprika.

Bake as above for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown all over.

Serve hot with a herb salad.

This recipe is from Lucy Young, Secrets from a Country Kitchen.