Wild-Caught Salmon Burgers

Recipe Description:

These burgers can be served on buns and also stand alone as the main dish of a meal. My grandchildren love these.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Servings: 5 Salmon Burgers

Difficulty: Easy

Recipe Ingredients:

1, 14.75 ounce can of Wild Alaska Salmon

1 pastured egg

1/2 cup (approximately) soft, fine sourdough or sprouted bread crumbs

1 green onion, diced

2 Tablespoons kettle-rendered lard, lamb or beef tallow

Recipe Instructions:

Open the can of salmon and drain out 1/2 of the liquid it contains.

Pour the contents of the can into a medium-sized bowl.

Using a fork, mash the salmon thoroughly.

Add the egg, onion, and 1 Tbsp Calgin All Natural liquid smoke. Mix together well.

Begin adding the soft bread crumbs, stirring them in a little at a time. Depending on the bread you use, it will need more or less. You want to be able to easily form the mixture into patties to fry.

Form into 5 patties, pressed together well and set them aside on a plate.

In a cast iron skillet, heat 2 Tablespoons of lard on medium-low heat and spread to coat the bottom of the skillet.

Place the salmon patties in the skillet and turn the heat down a little.

Cook approximately 5 minutes on each side. They should be nicely browned on one side before you turn them over, using a metal spatula.

Remove from the skillet and serve. They also can be refrigerated and re-heated for later.

These burgers are good served on a bun with homemade ketchup. They also can be served without a bun... very good with some brown rice and stir-fried greens. If there are leftovers, you can break them into small pieces when cold and add them to a green salad! Another option is to form them into "meatballs" and cook them like that.

A note about the soft bread crumbs. I save the heels of my homemade bread when it gets a little stale. I tear them into pieces and process in a food processor until fine crumbs are formed. These are stored in a lidded glass jar in the freezer and are ready to use whenever I need them.

Author: loves2spin

I am a happily married woman (42 years), mother of 6 and grandmother of 14. I am interested in many things, and love teaching what I know. I have an in-home sewing business, am an avid gardener and teach piano lessons..and I'm a Mormon. View all posts by loves2spin

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