Ingredients

• 8 oz cod or haddock fillet
• 1/4 pint water
• 1 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into even-sized pieces
• 1 oz butter
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
•   salt
•   ground black pepper
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 oz white breadcrumbs
•   oil, for shallow frying

Method

1. Put the fish into a pan with the water. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 5 min or until tender. Drain. Flake the fish.
2. Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 15 min or until tender. Drain and mash.
3. In a bowl, mix the fish, potato, butter, parsley, salt and pepper and enough egg to bind together.
4. Form the mixture into a roll and cut into 8 cakes.
5. Coat with remaining egg, then breadcrumbs.
6. Fry in hot oil for 3 min on each side. You may need to do 2 batches.
7. Serve with parsley sauce.

Notes