Food & Recipes

Seafood Cakes

shrimp, scallop and cod together as one

Fresh seafood is always a great treat to add to any family dinner. This recipe for fresh seafood cakes is made with fresh scallops, shrimp, and cod and is full of flavor. The gremolata that is mixed into the cakes is what gives this recipe its amazing flavor. Seafood cakes can be made into little cakes, big cakes or even into small fish meatballs or stuffed into fresh pasta shells cooked in marinara sauce. Try serving them as an appetizer with a salad on top with a lemon vinaigrette dressing.

cooking information

• Yield: 2 Dozen 2 inch round cakes
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes

all ingredients

• 1/2 lb. Fresh Shell Removed, De-veined Shrimp
• 6 Large Fresh Sea Scallops
• 2 Fresh Cod Fillets
• 3 Slices Plain White Bread
• 1 1/2 Cups Whole Milk
• 1/3 Cup Homemade gremolata
• 1 tsp Kosher Salt
• Butter
• Olive oil
• 1 Fresh Lemon

recipe instruction

1. In small mixing bowl add your white bread and whole milk. (This will make a panade and be used as a binder for the cake.)

2. Prepare your shrimp. Make sure to remove the entire shell and de-vein the shrimp. (Take a small sharp knife along the back of the shrimp to remove the black vein. Pull the vein out and disregard.)

3. Once everything is ready add your scallops, shrimp, cod, gremolata, and salt to your food processor. Blend together until fine consistency.

4. Drain your bread of any excess milk. (I just squeeze the bread with my hands tp get rid of any extra milk.) Add your soaked bread to food processor.

5. Pulse again together. Place the concoction in a mixing bowl and chill until ready to cook and serve.

6. In a large saute pan add 2 tabs of butter and 2 Tb of olive oil and turn to medium high heat.

7. Once the butter is melted and the oil is warm form individual cakes with your hands and add to the hot pan.

8. Cook on each side approximately 2 minutes. They will be completely cooked once they become opaque in color and firm to tough.

9. Squeeze fresh lemon juice on top, serve hot and enjoy!

cooking tips

• I love fresh shrimp, scallops, and cod but you can substitute with any fresh white fish. Always cook with what ever you love to eat the most.
• This recipe is great as an appetizer but you could always form into small balls and use as fish meatballs or stuff inn fresh pasta shells and cook in marinara sauce. Delicious!
• For fun presentation I made a small mixed green salad with homemade lemon vinaigrette and placed it on top of each cake. A great way to serve salad and amazingly good.