Salmon P'tato Patties

14 3/4 oz canned red salmon
1 1/2 cups cold mashed potatoes
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temp., divided
1/4 cup matzo meal (can sub. cracker meal)
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 yellow onion, finely grated
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon FRESH lemon zest
2 tablespoons light vegetable oil

1. Drain and remove skin from salmon, leave bones.
2. Mix everything but the oils and 1 tbls butter together. Let rest in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
3. Make all the patties and place them on a plate. If they feel a bit too soft to you from the handling, place back in refrigerator for awhile. Don't make more than recipe calls for or they will be dry on the inside.
4. Keep them about the size of your palm -- they will be fat -- press down but don't mash flat.
5. Spray large frying pan with Pam. Heat over medium-high. Add 1/2 tbls butter and one tbls oil to coat pan nicely. Swirl butter around.
6. Fry four patties at a time til golden brown on both sides.
7. Add rest of butter and 1 tbls oil. Repeat.
8. These are good either hot or cold.

Leave the bones? iy88767
I tried to do something similiar a few weeks ago but about 5 minutes into removing bones, I gave up. The cat ate good that night.

I love the texture of the bones. My wife refuses to leave them in when she makes salmon patties...but either way salmon patties are great...especially with homemade biscuits. I will have to try this........

homemade Cheddar biscuits... :)