Walleye Cakes with Essentia Health St. Mary’s

Cooking Connection: Walleye Cakes

January 28, 2016

Site Staff,

For this week’s Cooking Connection, William Seay learned how to make walleye cakes with the executive chef at Essentia Health St. Mary’s, Chad Nurminen.

Walleye Cakes

Ingredients:

Walleye: 4 large walleye fillets, about 6 cups
Onion: chopped fine .5 cup
Red Pepper: chopped fine .5 cup
Butter: 2 tbsp.
Garlic: minced 1 tbsp.
Eggs: beaten 1 egg
Dijon: 2 tbsp.
Italian Parsley: chopped 1 tbsp.
Lemon Juice: 2 tbsp.
Old Bay: 1 tbsp.
Grated Parmesan: 1/4 cup
Bread crumbs: .5 cup
Mayo: 1/4 cup
Sriracha: 1 tbsp.
Worcestershire: 1 tbsp.
Salt and pepper

Directions:

Cook and cool walleye. Cool and break into pieces.
Saute onion and pepper with butter till soft, add garlic and cook 5 minutes. Cool.
Combine cooled ingredients with the remainder of ingredients, adding the breadcrumbs last so it’s just enough to bind

Form into 3 oz. patties, roll in Panko and cook on flat top grill.