Creole Cod Cake Sliders with Cajun Tartar Sauce

Delicious Alaska Cod Cake Sliders topped with a delicious Cajun tartar sauce.

Prep: 25 min | Cook: 15 min | Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

Tartar Sauce

• 1/2 cup canned, fresh or frozen corn kernels
• 3/4 cup regular or low-fat mayonnaise
• 1/2 small jalapeño, seeded and minced
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons minced red onion
• 1 teaspoon mustard (or spicy mustard)
• 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

Alaska Cod Cakes

• 1 pound Alaska Cod fillets, fresh, thawed or frozen
• 1/2 to1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder (or to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs (1 to 2 slices of bread, torn into small pieces)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons olive oil

Assembly

• 8 slider buns, toasted
• 1 cup shredded lettuce or cabbage

Instructions

Tartar Sauce

1. Mix together ingredients; cover and refrigerate until serving.

Alaska Cod Cakes

1. Fill a large sauté pan or stockpot with enough water to cover seafood; bring to a simmer.
2. Rinse any ice glaze from frozen Alaska Cod under cold water. Turn off heat and gently add seafood to water; return heat to a simmer. Once simmering, cover pan tightly and cook for 4 to 5 minutes for frozen seafood or for 2 minutes for fresh/thawed fish.
3. Turn off heat and let seafood rest in liquid for 5 minutes, or until seafood is opaque throughout.
4. Remove cod from water; cool slightly and flake into small pieces.
5. In a small bowl, mix together chipotle powder, pepper, onion powder, thyme and salt.
6. In a larger bowl, place cod flakes, fresh bread crumbs, egg and garlic. Sprinkle on seasoning blend; mix thoroughly. Form mixture into 8 cod cakes.
7. Sauté cakes in olive oil until browned on both sides. Keep warm.

Assembly

1. Spread about 1 tablespoon tartar sauce on bottom halves of slider buns. Top each with about 2 tablespoons lettuce and a cod cake. Spoon on additional 1 tablespoon of tartar sauce; close with bun tops.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute