Salmon Croquettes 

Use canned salmon with the skin and bones for better nutrition, including calcium. I think the skin adds more flavor. Simply break up the skin and bones with a fork, flattening the soft bones. That's how we did it in Alabama. (I don't recommend imitating Alabama in most respects. This is an exception.)

Form the mixture into patties and refrigerate them before frying. They will flip better without breaking.

Sounds and looks terrific. Could it be adapted to the air fryer? And if so, how? Thank you!

In my long ago midwestern childhood, this was almost the only fish experience we had and my mother made “salmon patties” about once a week (not necessarily Friday, we weren’t Catholic). She wouldn’t have said croquettes if she had a mouthful. Thanks for the memory.

I was raised Catholic and salmon croquettes were on the Friday rotation, along with tuna noodle casserole etc. My Mom used 1 egg per can of salmon 1 medium mealy potato, like Idaho, cooked and coarsely mashed. This mixture, flavored with black pepper, formed the patty which was then dredged in soda cracker crumbs and fried. The potato has a better flavor and texture than flour. I still make them this way. They are good with collards or okra succotash.

This is a good basic recipe. I grew up on these (and my mother did call them salmon croquettes). When I was raising kids on a tight budget I learned that I could replace up to 1/3 of the salmon with tuna and they’d still taste pretty much like salmon, so I thought I’d share.

We grew up poor. My mother made tuna patties and told us they were hamburgers. We believed her.

No salmon hand but had a hankerings to try this so thought to take a chance and made these last night with canned Tuna, Italian style packed in olive oil which I drained off. Quite a surprise treat! I also decided to forego top-of-stove frying and baked in a 375 degree oven in a sheet pan drizzling the pan and each cake lightly with corn oil - - - never could tell they were not fried!

I like Costco's canned salmon very much. No bones or skin either! (I find the bones icky and don't like the strong taste and slimy texture of the skin.) It comes in a shrink-wrapped set of six six-ounce cans and they do deliver.

For those needing/wanting a low sodium option, Trader Joe's sells Alaskan wild pink salmon, no salt added - in 6 oz cans. 1/3 cup (about half the can) has 50 mg of sodium.

Yes, I put a little bit of oil in a baking dish and spread it around so that it covers the bottom. I then flatten out the salmon mixture into the pan, and you can have it as thick as you like. Then I spread a thin layer of oil on the top and bake. 350 degrees works for everything. And when it turns golden, it is done. And then you just cut it into the size that you prefer. It definitely uses less oil, and you can brown it so that it will be a little crunchy if you like.

When you make the tartar sauce throw the following into the mayonnaise and you'll use less fat and calories: Worchester Sauce, hot sauce, a splash of soy sauce, fresh lemon, horseradish and/or cocktail sauce, and capers!

When I make salmon croquettes a la my Jewish grandmother, I use a small can salmon, a grated onion, 1 egg, and a little matzoh meal. When I bread them, I just put some matzoh meal on a sheet of foil, scoop up my salmon mixture, roughly pat it, and plop it down in the matzoh meal. Then I flip it and pat it down a bit more. They fry up crispy, not greasy, and delicious. I suspect you could bread these in panko the same way and skip the egg and flour step.

i use 1 egg per large can of salmon (w bones/cartilage and skin - e.g. trader joes), flake salmon and mix in egg - generous parsely, dill, black pepper, sometimes garlic) - add diced celery, sometimes scallion - scant gluten free flour into salmon mix - form balls into patties - dredge patties in gf flour (optional mix herbs into flour) - fry up, can add garlic and lemon zest to oil for flavor, or lemon wedges - place patties on paper towels to absorb excess oil freeze and reheat quickly.

My mother called them salmon croquettes too! I liked them a lot, and made them myself. I strongly disliked picking out the bones, though, but I disliked finding them even more! We never had fish on Friday either, except for gefilte fish...!