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Croquettes? Patties? Pancakes?

That flounder I bought the other day was so large there was sufficient for two with enough flesh left over to make fish patties/croquettes or whatever you call those little fried flat balls of yumminess.

Well, they started out as patties/croquettes/burgers but ended up as pancakes.

Here's what I did:

Flake the fish into a bowl, mash the remaining two or three buttered boiled potatoes and mix them through the fish, crack an egg into it, throw in a small handful of semolina and the same amount of polenta along with a good sprinkling of sesame seeds.

Combine and form into shapes. This is where it got tricky. My mixture was just a little too moist to form balls so I ladled it onto the pan and it settled beautifully, creating delicious pancake-style patties, something similar to the texture of Japanese Okonomiyaki. Different ingredients, but similar texture. (Appropriately - 'okonomiyaki' apparently means cook what you like.)

That's how I like to cook. Throw it all in and see what happens.

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