Mackerel patties are one of my favorite, basic foods to fix for supper or lunch. (I’m in the south, so here it’s “supper”, not “dinner”. :-) )

These are super simple to fix. You can also used tall canned salmon or a couple of cans of tuna this same way.

Drain the canned fish, reserving the liquid. With a fork, mash the fish including the bones (calcium source) until very fine. Add one egg and about 1/2 cup of flour. Mix well.

Using your fork, dip out a forkful of the fish mixture and drop it gently into a heated skillet that has about 1/2 inch of oil in it. Flatten slightly with the fork.

Let brown on one side, then flip to brown on the other side. Remove to a plate with paper toweling on it to absorb excess oil.

If you want, you can add salt and pepper or other seasonings to the fish mixture, but I find it’s salty enough as it is and has a fine flavor.

So, what about the reserved liquid? You’ll make gravy with that. Just an ordinary flour based, skillet gravy. The fish flavor in the liquid lends itself very well for a topping for the fish patties. I often also fix biscuits to have with this along with a couple of simple vegetables such as sliced tomatoes and sliced cucumbers.

Ok, I know some of you are thinking this is a kind of croquettes. Call it what you will. It’s easy, inexpensive, basic home cooking. You will serve this up in about 15 minutes, so it’s also a time saver.

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