My canned salmon patties used to fall apart until I tried draining and pressing the fish dry

I used to just dump a can of salmon straight into the bowl with egg and breadcrumbs, but the patties always crumbled in the pan. Then about 3 months ago I started pouring off the liquid, then pressing the salmon with a fork in a strainer for like 30 seconds to get the extra moisture out. Now my patties hold together through flipping every time and I don't have to add extra breadcrumbs. I also started adding a tablespoon of canned diced potatoes (mashed up) as a binder too. Anyone else have a trick for keeping canned fish patties from falling apart?

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logan56110d ago

My buddy Kevin tried the potato trick after I told him about it and he said his patties finally stopped exploding in the skillet after like two years of trying. He even started adding a little shredded zucchini (squeezed dry obviously) and swears it helps hold them together too.

nancyg1410d ago

Wait, canned diced potatoes? I've never heard of anyone doing that before!

shane_hayes10d ago

Are you talking about the canned ones in the little cubes or the can of whole little potatoes?