
This is the first batch, devoid of silvery fish skin and spinal columns after I laboriously picked out all the gross stuff. (I didn’t share that information with my test eaters, and they loved them.)
Who knew canned salmon was so disgusting? Apparently the typical processing method is to just toss the entire fish into a wood chipper. By the time I dug out the copious amounts of silver skin and what appeared to be spinal columns, about 1/3 of the can was gone.
But the burgers themselves, made from a simplification of a Runner’s World recipe I saw a while back, were a hit. Further investigation was required. And it turns out you can buy skinless, boneless salmon both in pouch form and in smaller tuna-sized cans. It was flakier and less mushy than the pureed fish guts. Though for some reason the second batch didn’t cook up as “burger-like” and had a tendency to fall apart. Still tasty, though.
Anyway, here’s what we used:
About 12 ounces of canned salmon — about 2/3 of the 15-ounce can of “fish guts” we used the first time, and 2 6-ounce cans of skinless, boneless salmon the second time
1/4 cup wheat germ
2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons Louisiana hot sauce
1 teaspoon mined garlic in olive oil
1 egg
In both cases, I just whisked the mixture with a fork, sprayed a pan with cooking spray, and fried the burgers.
Sounds good, great protein source! I usually make a similar recipe for my kids, using ground chicken, and they love it.
Interesting. You should post more recipes — not that I don’t love reading about your running! But I”ve been really curious about your recipe for those homemade granola bars…
If I were any good at cooking I’d post some recipes… 🙂 For the granola bars: oats, apple sauce, peanut butter, and any extras you want (raisins or other dried fruit, chocolate chips, all kinds of nuts, all kinds of seeds, coconut..)