Salmon Patties

Inspiration: various crab cake recipes
Prep: 15 minutes
Inactive prep: 20 minutes
Cook time: about 8 minutes
Made: 5 medium salmon patties

Description: I had canned salmon in the pantry and was wanting a light dinner on a hot August evening.
This involved little kitchen time and even less oven oven time. It would be great for parties too! To bump this up a notch grill a buttered bun and add tomato and lettuce and tarter sauce and you've got an excellent salmon burger. 

 Ingredients:
1 can of salmon
1 egg
1 tbs chopped garlic
2 green onions, finely chopped
1 handful of cilantro, chopped
1 tsp of Tabasco sauce
1/4 cup of panko crumbs + more for crust

Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients together until well combined
 2. Using a biscuit cutter, or 1/3 cup measuring cup, scoop out patties onto plastic wrap or foil covered sheet pan.
3. Cover with plastic warp and freeze for at least 20 minutes
4. Remove from freezer, remove plastic wrap, and press panko crumbs onto top and bottom of Pattie.
5. Brown patties on a well oiled pan over medium heat. Cook about 4 minutes a side.  


 Tips and Tricks
- If making ahead and are freezing for longer than 20 minutes, pull the patties out about 10 minutes before you are ready to cook them allowing them to thaw a bit.
-The salmon is already pre-cooked, so only worry about browning the panko crumbs

Variation
- for an Asian twist add to the ingredients 1 tbs ginger, 2 tbs soy sauce, and sesame seeds to the mixture.