Freezer-friendly Thai-style fish and prawn cakes: make 16 ahead, freeze raw and fry when you need them. Serve with sweet chilli sauce, rice noodles, herbs and lime.
lemongrass stalks — bashed and roughly chopped2 ea
fresh ginger — peeled and roughly chopped50 g
garlic cloves — peeled4 ea
fish sauce — to taste30 ml
palm sugar8 g
light soy sauce15 ml
eggs2 ea
cornflour200 g
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cod · 500 g
raw king prawns · 200 g
green Thai curry paste · 45 g
lemongrass stalks · 2 items
fresh ginger · 50 g
garlic cloves · 4 items
fish sauce · 30 ml
palm sugar · 8 g
light soy sauce · 15 ml
eggs · 2 items
cornflour · 200 g
Tip the fish, king prawns, curry paste, lemongrass, ginger, garlic, fish sauce, palm sugar and soy sauce into a food processor. Crack in the eggs and blitz to a paste. Tip the mixture into a bowl and mix through enough cornflour to make a wet dough (you may not need all 200g, so add it in batches).
Wet your hands so that the mixture doesn't stick, then weigh out 16 equal balls of mixture (about 70g each), forming them into patty shapes about 2cm thick. Place the patties on a well-oiled baking tray - they will feel really wet, but that's normal!
To eat now - refridgerate the patties for at least 1 hour to firm up. Heat a little oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. In batches, fry the fish cakes for 3-4 mins on each side, until cooked through, piping hot and golden. Or you can freeze the raw fish cakes in an airtight container for up to 3 months.