Fish cakes

4 oatcakes

200g potato

100g cod

60g frozen mixed vegetables

Small handful of parsley leaves

Baking tray, plastic food bag, large plate, weighing scales, sharp knife, vegetable peeler, chopping board, mixing bowl, mixing spoon, fish slice.

1. Preheat oven to 220°C or gas mark 7.

2. Grease or line a baking tray.

3. Crush the oat cakes in a food bag and tip onto the plate.

4. Prepare the filling for the fish cakes: 

• Peel the potatoes and chop into smaller pieces;
• Place in a saucepan with hot water and boil for 10 minutes until soft;
• Mash the potatoes;
• Bake the cod for 15 minutes in the oven;

5. Place the potato, fish and frozen vegetables into a large mixing bowl.

6. Tear the parsley leaves in to small pieces.

7. Mix everything together.

8. Divide the mixture into four.

9. Shape each portion into a cake. 

10. Coat each side of the fish cake into the crushed oatcakes.

11. Place on the baking tray.

12. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

• Turn up the flavour: Make them zingy! Add a little grated lemon or lime zest to your fish cake mixture.
• Vary your protein: Swap the cod for smoked haddock or another type of fish. 
• 5 A DAY: Serve the fish cakes with a side salad to contribute to your 5 A DAY. 
• Food skills: Check out our food skills videos to help understand the key skills used in this recipe. 

Be ingredient aware!

Check for any food allergy, intolerance, special dietary requirement or religious/cultural reasons for not handling or eating the ingredients in this recipe. 

You may need to modify the recipe accordingly. For example, if following a vegan or vegetarian diet, use a meat alternative. Always check food labels for allergens, and suitability for vegetarians and vegans.

For full guidance and up-to-date information on the 14 allergens, please visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website. 
  

Nutritional information

This recipe serves two portions based on portion size guidance for 11-18 year olds , if serving to younger children then they may require a smaller portion and if serving to adults, they may require a bit more. 

Why not use the Explore Food calculator, the British Nutrition Foundation's free online nutritional analysis programme, to calculate the nutritional information for other recipes?