SaltyNina Beckers

Fish Burgers

SaltyNina Beckers
Fish Burgers

This Thai inspired fish burger recipe is one where you can go wild with the combinations. From a home made tartar to parsnip of sweet potato wedged, a simple Thai salad of a satisfying burger. I can go on!

I suggest you to double the recipe and freeze a few burgers so you will have a go to on busy days!


Red cabbage salad

Red cabbage salad

Spicy mango-cucumber salad with salted peanuts

Spicy mango-cucumber salad with salted peanuts

Burgers with eggplant, yoghurt sauce, red cabbage & spicy mango salad

Burgers with eggplant, yoghurt sauce, red cabbage & spicy mango salad

End result

End result

Ingredients:

  •  300 g firm white fish (I used cod)

  • 1 big spring onion (or 1/2 small red onion), finely chopped

  •  ½ red chilli peper, finely chopped

  • ½ bio lime (zeste)

  • 3 tablespoons of shredded coconut

  • 1 tablespoon of flour

  • 2 teaspoons of curry paste (I used green)

  • 1 small egg

  • handful of fresh coriander

  • sunflower oil

  •  pepper & salt

 


Directions:

1.    Grill the coconut until golden brown and set aside.

2.    Dip with a paper towl any access water from the fish.

3.    Put the fish and the roughly chopped coriander in a food processor and roughly chop (don’t overmix!). Place in a big bowl.

4.    Add the spring onion, red chili, zeste of the lime, roasted coconut, flour, egg, curry paste and enough peper & salt. Make 2-3 burger of the mixture. Let this rest in the fridge for 20-30 minutes. 

5.    Take a large skillet and poor in a thick layer of sunflower oil.

6.    Bake the burgers on medium heat until a golden crust (use a big sharp spatula to flip!).

7.    Serve these with a red cabbage salad, spicy mango salad and garlic yoghurt sauce with mint.  Or grill some eggplant and put these in a burger with yoghurt sauce and spinach.