Japapeño Popper Fish Cakes
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Japapeño Popper Fish Cakes
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These jalapeño popper fish cakes are stuffed with cream cheese, served with a creamy yogurt sauce, and are a perfect Game Day appetizer!Makes approximately 16 large fish cakes, or more smaller fish cakes.
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Ingredients
Japapeño Popper Fish Cakes:
- 8 ounces canned sardines (2 cans), packed with pickled jalapeños, oil drained + reserved King Oscar sardines recommended
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- ½ cup plain yogurt (whole milk or Greek)
- 1 egg
- 3 ounces cream cheese, cut into ~16 cubes
Yogurt Sauce:
- 1 cup plain yogurt (whole milk or Greek)
- 1 lemon or lime, zested + juiced
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add sardines + jalapeños, breadcrumbs, yogurt, and the egg into the basin of a food processor. Blend until smooth.
- Use a 1 ½ TB scoop (or another small scoop) to scoop the batter into balls.Note: If the mixture is too wet to scoop, stir in some more breadcrumbs until it's easier to work with.
- Chill the fish cakes for about 10 minutes.
- While the fish cakes chill, mix together the yogurt, zest, and citrus juice.
- After they're chilled, use your thumb to push a dent into each fish cake. Add a cube of cream cheese, and then use your hands to roll the fish cake back around the cheese.
- Broil the fish cakes for about 5 minutes, or until golden. Serve with the yogurt sauce on the side.
- Leftovers:Leftover fish cakes can be stored in the fridge for 1-2 days. Reheat under the broiler before serving.Make Ahead: Make the stuffed fish cakes up to 1 day ahead, but wait until you're ready to serve before broiling. Make the yogurt sauce up to 3 days ahead.
Notes
- Make with Unflavored Sardines: Use sardines packed in olive oil, and add ⅛ cup pickled jalapeños to the fish cake mixture.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
53kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
205mg
(9%)
Potassium
63mg
(2%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
110IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
3.7mg
(4%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 53 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 53kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 205mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 63mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 110IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 3.7mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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