Chef John's Salmon Cakes

Name: Chef John's Salmon Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 (14.75 ounce) can red salmon, skin and bone removed, drained and flaked; 2 eggs; 1/2 lemon, juiced; 1 tablespoon chopped capers; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 12 saltine crackers; 1 tablespoon bread crumbs, or as needed; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil

⏱️ Ready in 25 min 🥄 Prep 15 min 🔥 Cook 10 min 👥 4 servings 👁️ 21 views

I'm using canned salmon for this delicious recipe. Every grocery store carries it, and canned salmon is almost always wild salmon. I'm not going to go into the wild-versus-farmed salmon debate here, but wild is not only more eco-friendly, it tastes better and is more nutritious. You could use fresh cooked salmon for this recipe if you have leftovers, but since we are mixing this up with eggs and cracker crumbs, fresh salmon just isn't necessary, so why spend the extra cash?

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 15 min

Cook 10 min

Serves 4

Difficulty Medium

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 4

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 305

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14.6g 19%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 1020mg 44%

Total Carbohydrate 14.6g 5%

Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%

Total Sugars 0.4g

Protein 30.9g 62%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Stir salmon, eggs, lemon juice, capers, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl until well-combined.

Crush saltine crackers with your hands into the salmon mixture and mix well.

Wrap the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 30 minutes to overnight.

Dust a plate with half the bread crumbs.

Divide salmon mixture into 4 portions and shape into patties; place onto prepared plate and sprinkle remaining bread crumbs atop the salmon patties.

Melt butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Cook patties in hot oil until cooked and heated through, about 5 minutes per side.