Cod Cakes Recipe

3.75 from 4 votes

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This Cod Cakes Recipe from Platter Talk is an easy recipe with a mouthwatering taste. It’s especially great if you live in a land-locked place like Wisconsin because it these cod cakes allow you to enjoy great seafood virtually any time of the year!

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Delicious and flavorful cod cakes recipe.

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We’ve done a few recipes here on Platter Talk using one of my favorite things in the world.  Seafood. 

I’m talking about the best smoked salmon recipe, baked white fish, mackerel patties, and so much more.

Given an adequate variety and someone who knows how to prepare it, I could subsist on this.  Exclusively.

A plate of fish cakes with dill.
Cod Cakes Recipe, accented by fresh dill and lemon.

Crab cakes, in particular, have always been a food that I have found be somewhat akin to the late Elizabeth Taylor in my mind.  Beautiful, delicious, and elusive.  An exotic delicacy.  Expensive and unobtainable.

A stack of fish cakes with dill and lemon.

On our dinner table at least.   Of course throughout the years I’ve found this perception to not be entirely accurate.   There isn’t crab in these cakes, but they’re not a far cry.

A plate of fish cakes with lemon and dill.

It’s fun to go outside of your comfort zone once in a while.  I haven’t put together many fish dishes and it’s experiences like this one that beg the question that I have asked so many times to this end, “Why?”   Be sure and take a look at the ingredients in these cod cakes.  Dill pickles.  Just a bit.  Tabasco.  Just a bit.  Dill weed.  Just a bit.  Lemon zest.  Just a bit.   Crunch.  Just a bit.

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Cod Cakes Recipe from Platter Talk Food.

Flavor.  A great deal.  Texture.  A great deal.  Easy to make and and won’t break the bank.  All the way.  I hope you will try these.   I’m glad that we did.   -Dan

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Cod Cakes

3.75 from 4 votes
Easy New England-style cod cakes that you can make in just 40 minutes, no matter where you live!
Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
Yield: 6 -8 servings

Ingredients 

  • 9 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1 medium yellow onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 rib celery, roughly chopped
  • 1 lb. cod, cut into 4 large pieces (or haddock)
  • cup heavy cream
  • cups dried bread crumbs
  • 3 tbsp. mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp. minced fresh dill
  • 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp. minced dill pickle
  • 1 tsp. lemon zest
  • ½ tsp. Tabasco
  • 1 egg
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • ½ cup yellow cornmeal

Instructions 

  • Heat 3 tbsp. butter in a 12″ skillet over medium heat.
  • Add onions and celery and cook, stirring, until soft, 5–6 minutes.
  • Add fish and cream and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook, covered, until fish is cooked through, 6–8 minutes. Let mixture cool for 15 minutes.
  • Flake fish in the skillet with a fork, then transfer mixture to a large bowl.
  • Add bread crumbs, mayonnaise, dill, mustard, lemon juice, pickles, zest, Tabasco, egg, and salt and pepper.
  • Toss mixture together until well combined.
  • Shape fish mixture into twelve ½”-thick patties.
  • Dredge each patty in cornmeal; set aside in refrigerator for 30 minutes on a parchment paper–lined baking sheet.
  • Heat 3 tbsp. butter in a 12″ skillet over medium heat; add 6 patties to the skillet and cook, turning once, until golden, 8–10 minutes.
  • Wipe out skillet; repeat with remaining butter and fish cakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 496kcal, Carbohydrates: 31g, Protein: 20g, Fat: 32g, Saturated Fat: 16g, Cholesterol: 128mg, Sodium: 551mg, Potassium: 461mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 905IU, Vitamin C: 3.1mg, Calcium: 87mg, Iron: 2.3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Seafood
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22 Comments

  1. I’ve just seen this beautiful picture on pinterest, I love cod, I think I could eat it everyday. The combination of flavours is simply mouth-watering and make me want to try these cakes right now!

    1. Thanks so much, Georgina. These little cod cakes are so easy to put together and genuinely delightful to enjoy!

  2. How delicious…this would make a fine meal for my spring gatherings. My family and friends would love this! Sounds wonderful. Pinning. Have a wonderful day, Catherine

  3. I always for get how versatile cod is. I need to buy it more often. Your cakes looks fantastic. YUM!

  4. Glad that you’re starting to warm up there! We are experiencing the opposite – getting so cold! These cod cakes sound really fantastic! Love the fresh dill and Tabasco!

  5. Wow, you made fish look really appealing to kids…I bet my kids would totally eat this dish up.

    1. Thanks so much, Sandi. This is a good one for kids of all ages; even those who are now on the AARP radar, like me!

  6. These cod cakes sound amazing! I wish I could be sitting down to some right now.

  7. 5 stars
    I can see why you love these and I know I will, too. Your recipe looks fantastic with so many interesting flavors. Thanks Dan – keep them coming. My recipe file always has room for one more fantastic Platter Talk creation.