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Posted on 12th Jul 2025

Vietnamese-style Fried Fish Cakes

Fresh, light and crispy Vietnamese-style fish cakes with a spicy nuoc cham dipping sauce

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Time

25 mins mins

Servings

4 people people

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recipe

Ingredients

  • 200g mackerel

  • 100g minced white fish

  • 200g cleaned squid

  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

  • 3-4 spring onion whites

The Seasoning

  • 1 tbsp fish sauce

  • ½ tsp salt

  • Pinch black pepper

  • ½ tsp sesame oil

The Sauce

  • 2 tbsp fish sauce

  • 1 tbsp sugar

  • ½ lime, juiced

  • 50ml water

  • 1-2 Birdseye chillies

Method

Roughly chop the spring onion whites and garlic and add to the blender along with the seasoning. Blitz that up. Roughly chop the fish fillets and squid and add to the blender. Blitz that until you get a smooth texture 3-4 minutes.

The Sauce

Finely chop the chillis and add to a ramekin along with the rest of the sauce ingredients, and stir well.

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