Salmon Patties
1026kcal57.7g protein67.1g fat45.2g carbs~$6.37/ serving*Estimates computed from the ingredient list; cost uses average US supermarket prices. Not a substitute for packaging measurements or your receipt.
Contains gluten, egg, fish · sometimes contains soy — check the label
Restrictions
Containsgluten · egg · fishIt is in an ingredient you cannot leave out.
Sometimes contains — check the labelsoy (Mayonnaise, Tartar Sauce)Some brands have it, some do not. The recipe cannot tell, so this is the one you check yourself.
Diets
PescatarianNo porkNo alcohol
Worked out from the ingredient list. It knows nothing about brands, shared equipment or cross contamination, and it is not a certification — if you have an allergy, you still have to read the label.
Ingredients
Servings:
| 15 oz |  salmon (canned, drained — bones mashed in, skin's your call) |
| 2 unit |  eggs |
| 1 cup |  breadcrumbs (or crushed saltines, divided) |
| 1 unit |  onion (minced fine) |
| 2 tbsp |  mayonnaise |
| 1 tsp |  Dijon mustard |
| 1 unit |  lemon (juice, plus wedges) |
| ½ tsp |  black pepper |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| 3 tbsp | vegetable oil (for the skillet) |
Optional
Not counted above. The dish works without them.
| ½ cup | tartar sauce (the catalog's — the traditional escort) |
| 1 tbsp |  dill (chopped into the mix) |
Steps
- Mix8 minsalmon mashed, everything but half the crumbs folded inthe drained salmon mashed with its soft bones — they disappear entirely and carry the calcium the label advertises, a fact every Southern grandmother knew before the label did — then eggs + half the crumbs + onion + mayonnaise + mustard + lemon + salt + pepper folded to a mix that just holds a shape
- Rest15 minpatties formed, remaining crumbs pressed on, chilledformed into palm-size patties, coated in the reserved crumbs, and into the fridge — the chill is the anti-crumble defense, the modern rule added to the heirloom recipe: cold binds what the skillet would otherwise scatter
- Fry8 minmedium-high shallow oil, 3-4 min a side, flipped ONCEthe patties into the hot oil and left to build their crust — one confident flip at deep gold, never a nervous series of them: every extra flip is a stress test the patty didn't sign up for; racked a minute, salted warm
- Top2 minlemon or tartar, and the supper is servedlemon squeezed over or the catalog's tartar sauce alongside — with mashed potatoes and green beans in the classic frame, or on a bun as the sandwich the leftovers were always destined to become; a pantry-shelf supper that never needed the pantry excuse