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This recipe for grain-free sardine fish cakes from Ditch the Wheat is currently my favorite way to eat sardines.  They’re just fishy enough without overwhelming you with the sardine taste.  The only problem is they tend to fall apart—especially when you’re trying to flip them to brown the second side.

Enter coconut flour fried doughnuts from All Day I Dream About Food.

Her trick to the doughnuts is to bake them first before putting them in the oil.  Being pre-baked helps the dough hold together.  I figured if it worked for the doughnuts, it was worth a try for the sardine cakes.

And it worked like a charm!

Because I was deep frying instead of pan frying I made them meatball (doughnut hole) style instead of patties.  I baked them in the toaster oven for about 20 minutes, then dropped them into a pot of tallow over medium heat.  They fried up beautifully, and held together well enough that we could eat them with our fingers.

So without further ado, here’s my recipe mashup.  Please be sure to check out the original sardine cakes and doughnut recipes, both are great. (I made actual doughnuts, too, but I’ll give them their own post.)

Fried Sardine Cakes Doughnut Hole Recipe Mashup

November 19, 2015

by Jenny

Category Kitchen Adventures

Persons

9

Serving Size

4 ½ meatballs

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 can of sardines (mine were packed in olive oil—I just dumped it all in)
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ tbsp of coconut flour
• ½ tbsp of mustard
• 2 tsp of dried parsley (more if you really like it)
• ¼ cup of chopped green onion
• 1/8 tsp of salt
• oil or fat for frying (lard, tallow, coconut oil, or some other oil that will stand up to the heat)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325F
• In a medium bowl combine all ingredients (except the frying oil) and mash together with a fork. When well combined, roll into small or medium balls with your hands.
• Set on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone sheet and place in the oven. Bake for 16-20 minutes, depending on the size, or until they just start to turn brown. Remove and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
• While they're cooling from the oven, fill a pan or skillet at least ½" deep with the fat or oil and heat over medium heat. Once hot add the sardine meatballs and fry until golden brown (about 5 minutes), turning at least once.
• Remove to a plate and let them cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Fried Sardine Cakes Doughnut Hole Recipe Mashup

Serves: 9 meatballs

Amount Per Serving: 4 ½ meatballs
Calories		224
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.7		24.2%
	Saturated Fat	0
	Trans Fat
Cholesterol		0
Sodium 285.8		11.9%
Total Carbohydrate 4.5		1.5%
	Dietary Fiber 2.5	10%
	Sugars 1.2
Protein 15.9

Vitamin A		Vitamin C
Calcium		Iron

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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