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Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:

• 12 ounces (340 g) smoked haddock fillets, skinned
• 12 ounces (340 g) potatoes, peeled and cut into small pieces
• 3 tablespoons (45 mL) water
• 4 tablespoons (60 mL) milk
• 1 egg yolk
• Pepper
• 1/2 cup (125 mL / 70 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3/8 cup (94 mL) toasted breadcrumbs
  Breadcrumbs Mixture
• 1/2 cup (125 mL / 70 g) all-purpose flour
• l/4 cup (60 mL) breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
  To Shape Mixture into Patties
• Flour
  To Microwave
• 2 tablespoons (30 mL) butter or margarine
  To Reheat
• Melted butter

How to cook:

• In a plate, cut smoked haddock fillets into small pieces arrange, fleshy sides towards the outside.
• Cover and microwave for 4 to 5 minutes on 'MAXIMUM', until flesh is easily broken -up with a fork.
• Drain, bone and crumble fish.
• Microwave potato pieces in water, covered, for 9 or 10 minutes on 'MAXIMUM', stirring once.
• Crush potatoes and mix in milk then mix in egg yolk and pepper.
• Mix well divide mixture into 4 equal parts.
• Mix together all breadcrumbs mixture ingredients.
• Shape mixture (see below) into 4 fish-shaped (or other) patties.
• Coat patties with flour dip patties into beaten egg, before coating patties with breadcrumbs.
• Freeze (see below) immediately, uncovered. Individually wrap patties label and freeze.

Breadcrumbs Mixture

• Transfer flour, breadcrumbs into 2 separate bowls.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg.
• Coat patties with flour, then dip patties into beaten egg.
• Finally, coat patties with breadcrumbs.

To Shape Mixture into Patties

• Flour your hands.
• Divide fish mixture into equal parts shape into fish-shaped, flat or sausage-shaped patties.
• Fish-shaped patties: shape each mixture part into approximately 1-inch (2.5-cm) thick pear-shaped patties, and then shape thinner end patties into a 'V', shaping the 'tails'.
• Flat patties: flatten each mixture part, using a spatula, until 1-inch (2.5-cm) thick.
• Sausage-shaped patties: shape mixture into sausages, flattening each end of each 'sausage'.

To Microwave

• Unwrap fish patties arrange onto a microwave-safe plate thaw.
• In a small bowl, melt butter or margarine, covered, for 15 to 30 seconds on 'MAXIMUM'.
• Pour melted fat over patties cover and microwave for 6 to 7 minutes, on 'MAXIMUM', turning plate once.
• Or, preheat a microwave-safe browning dish and brown fish patties for 2 1/2 minutes on each side, on 'MAXIMUM'.

To Freeze, Thaw and Reheat

• Freeze patties for 3 to 4 hours, uncovered, onto a freezer paper-lined baking sheet.
• Then wrap patties individually or transfer into a freezer-safe bag freeze for 1 month, maximum.
• To thaw, unwrap and arrange patties into a shallow dish.
• Microwave, covered, for 5 to 6 minutes at 'DEFROST', turning patties once.
• To reheat, brush patties with melted butter, to taste.
• Microwave patties, covered, for 5 minutes on 'MAXIMUM', turning once.
• Leave to rest for 1 or 2 minutes.

Notes:

Oven: 700 watts
Thawing and reheating time: 10 minutes
Enough breadcrumbs mixture for 6 to 8 medium patties.

This recipe for Breaded Haddock - Shaped Patties serves/makes: 4

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Main Ingredient: Haddock
Preparation Method: Microwave