When’s the last time you made salmon patties? My mom made these while we were growing up, but I’ve never really made them all that much, but recently decide to try them out and now I think they’ll be at least an every other week rotation for the meal schedule. It’s so easy to get in a rut with preparing meals and this is a fast little main dish and all you need is canned salmon. The worst part is picking out the little bones in the canned salmon.
This is how my mom makes them: a little flour, 1 egg, and onions. I used green onions cause I had them on hand, but I would usually use Vidalia or another kind. I put in about 2-3 TB of flour along with the egg and onions and then stir it all up, spoon it out and pan fry it in a little canola oil.
Like this. Let them brown on one side, then turn and brown the other.
Lay them out on a paper towel to drain. I hardly fry anything at all, but this isn’t too bad and doesn’t take a lot of oil.
Oven fries, salmon patties (with catsup, of course) and some almond green beans. It’s a meal and we love them!
Oh my goodness. I grew up eating these. Toss on sides of Mac and Cheese, Pinto Beans and corn bread and it’s heaven!!
Thanks for the reminder of this classic.
Beckie
Thanks for the recipe, Rho. My mother used to make them, and they were really yummy. At some point, I guess she decided canned salmon was too expensive and started substituting with mackerel. Not near as good. LOL
Yum-Yummy! Have some salmon on hand, I will have to make a platter. My Momma use to cook salmon patties all the time.
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Funny, I just made them last night! I grew up on them too (I’m from Huntsville, AL, but live in FL now)
We make ours a little different: salmon, egg, vidalia onion (small amount) worcestershire sauce, oatmeal/or saltine crackers, crumbled. Fry on both sides. Yum! I love them with mashed potatoes and LeSuer peas!
Katherine
Hi Rhoda,
Makes me want to run to the grocers and get me some salmon…hmmm maybe tomorrow..lol.
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Great minds think aloike. I posted about salmon patties in my “birthday’s post” last week. LOL!
Hi Rhoda! I’m a southern gal and my Mother used to make these little delights, too! I do make them quite often and we really enjoy them. they look really pretty with the green onions in them!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 🙂
I too, love salmon cakes and haven’t had them in a long time. I will make some this week. They sound yummy. The worst part that I remember are the the bones. I was told once that you can crush them because they are good for you, but I usually pick them all out.
Love your blog,
Beverly
Oh yum, that brings back childhood memories. My family had them often. Those and potato pancakes! Yummy!
The oven fries look DELISH!!! YUMMMM
My Mama always made them too. We love them!
They are so simple to make and there’s nothing like them!
Yum! I haven’t made those in forever….don’t know why??? I grew up on Salmon cakes …. they wore on my Mother’s rotation of meals! HA!
We have always had salmon patties on a regular basis, too. Recently, I found this BHG recipe for salmon potato cakes that sounds yummy, although I haven’t tried it yet:
http://www.bhg.com/recipe/salads/salmon-potato-cakes/. It calls for fresh salmon but I’m sure canned would work just as well. Thanks for giving me a dinner idea for this week!
I made those a few months ago for my DH. He had NEVER had salmon patties, but I think he’s hooked! Thanks for the reminder, we might have those for dinner tonight! One thing, I leave the small bones in there, my Granny said they were good for me! I told Mark the same thing and he believed me too!
I love salmon patties. I have never put bell pepper in mine but I think I will try this. Your right I hate eating the same ole same…I was looking for some new things to try…Please add any other suggestions. I love all your recipes…I am bad about printing so many recipes out…heehhe…cheapest cookbook.
I loved my Mom’s salmon patties when we were growing up but I don’t think we ever picked out the bones of the canned salmon because they are a high source of calicum and the canning makes them safe to eat. She would just mash them well. Thanks for the memory and I think I’ll have to try them again.
I love Salmon Patties!!! They are the best 🙂
Hey Rhoda!
FYI…next time you make salmon patties (I call them cakes) buy the salmon in the vacuum packed pouch. NO BONES.. Its the best. We all love salmon cakes here. Please check out my recipe for them on my blog. I believe its under the label “fish”.
Yum gonna have to try those!
xoxo
Diane
My family loves these! I make salmon pattiese pretty often and we mush up the bones here too. I usually have mashed potatoes and green peas with them. My mom made them for us when we were kids. A southern tradition for sure.
suzanne