What to do with left over cooked fish??

I have always struggled with quantities when cooking, especially if I have friends or family over. You want to cook enough so everyone can easily enjoy seconds if they want to. However, cook too much and you end up having to go through the same leftovers for days on end. And as all the seafood lovers will testify, while fish can be one of the best foods to eat freshly cooked, its one of the worst to eat re heated.

Well here is a way for you to convert leftover fish into a whole new dish!

Step 1: Flake and debone the fish. It doesn't matter what fish or how it was cooked.

Step 2: Boil and mash some potato or sweet potato. The quantity should be 1/3- 1/4 the quantity of fish. I use sweet potato since it has a lower GI and is a fantastic replacement for regular potato if you  are diabetic or just avoiding potato. I find that sweet potato goes especially well  with "oily" types of fish like mackerel, tuna or salmon.

Step 3 : Chop some red onion, red capsicum, garlic and coriander. You will need to judge quantities depending on how much fish you have.

Step 4: Mix together fish, potato, chopped vegetables, salt, pepper and coriander(you can use any other herbs depending on if you prefer them or happen to have them around)

Step 5 : Taste the mixture to ensure that you have the right amount of seasoning, shape the mixture into patties, coat with egg and breadcrumbs and pan fry

Voila!.. a whole new dish! This is such a versatile dish because you can add anything you like or have around. Right from some extra chilli to lemon to grated carrot. Just remember to ensure that the mixture is dry, if not, the patties will not hold together. If you find that the mixture is too soft, add a little more mashed potato.

Hint: this is a really quick dinner to make if you use a tin of tuna or salmon from the supermarket instead of leftover fish. Just as yummy!