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Haddock fish cakes with poached eggs

By Abigail Donnelly
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4
Easy
5 minutes
30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 500 ml milk
  • 30 ml salt
  • 4 defrosted haddock fillets
  • 750 ml mashed potato
  • 2 spring onion, chopped
  • 30 ml canola oil
  • 4 eggs, poached
  • watercress, to serve

Method

1. Bring the milk and salt to a gentle simmer in a saucepan then add the defrosted haddock fillets.

2. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily.

3. Remove the fish from the milk and break into chunks.

4. Mix 3 cups mashed potato and 2 chopped spring onions with the fish. Season to taste and divide into 4 fishcakes.

5. Fry in the oil over a medium heat, then serve each fishcake topped with a soft-poached egg and watercress.

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