Salmon Cakes

Salmon cakes are basic, economical and delicious. They can be made of fresh salmon that's been chopped, however this preparation uses the ever accessible wild caught canned pink salmon. The cost of the dish is about five bucks. From prep to serve is roughly 30 minutes, which is even better on a work night.

1 15 oz can pink salmon

1 egg

1/2 cup diced onion

1/4 cup panko or regular bead crumbs 

Salt, to taste

Pepper, to taste

1/4 cup yellow meal

Step One: The Oven

Preheat oven to 425 F

Step Two: The Prep (The messy part)

Dice the onion. Open the canned salmon and drain the canning fluid and discard.  Empty the salmon into a large bowl. Remove the bones and skin (optional). Combine the onions, egg, and bread crumbs, salt, and pepper into the salmon. Mix completely using your hands.  

Step Three: Dusting, Crusting, Baking

Add the corn meal in a small clean dry bowl.   Form four equal sized salmon cakes.  Place one cake in the bowl and wiggle it around to dust the bottom with corn meal. Carefully flip the cake over and repeat. Place that cake on a cookie sheet and repeat the proce