Old Fashioned Salmon Patties

I love salmon pancakes. I always have. My MawMaw Light knew how much I loved them, and every time I went to see her when I was little – she always had a foil pie plate waiting for me in her toaster oven – it was filled to the brim with her homemade salmon patties, fried okra and fried squash. The first thing I would do when I got home was hug her and my friend PawPaw and then I would go straight to the kitchen to take out my waiting plate and enjoy. In fact, I don’t remember a single time I came to visit her without having a plate of her salmon, okra and squash patties waiting for me. Oh, what a memory! A delicious memory at that!

MawMaw doesn’t cook as much anymore, but I’ll always have fond memories of those little aluminum foil pie plates filled with some of my favourite foods just waiting for me. She gave me her recipe many years ago after I got married, and it is still the only way I make my salmon patties today.

I always keep salmon in my pantry for that purpose. Having a can of salmon on hand makes it easier to prepare a tasty home-cooked meal. It’s homemade, it’s easy!

You’ll Need:

1 (6 oz) drained can of skinless and boneless pink salmon.
2 tbsps of diced onion.
A good pinch of salt and pepper.
1 large egg.
1 tbsp of buttermilk.
2 tbsps of cornmeal.
4 tbsps of all purpose flour.
Vegetable oil for frying.

How to:

Mix together the salmon, onion, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix in the egg, buttermilk, cornmeal and flour until well combined.

In a medium iron skillet, heat ¼ of vegetable oil over medium high heat and drop spoonfuls of the salmon mixture and flatten out just a tad.

Fry for about a minute per side until golden brown and place on a paper sack or paper towel to drain.
Bonne Appétit!

Simple, easy and yummy! You won’t believe how good this salmon tastes. I serve it with a nice cold vegetable salad and some rice. Give it a shot, you won’t regret it.