Thai Salmon Cakes with Hot and Sour Sauce

By Love2cook_

Ingredients

• 2 14.75oz. canned salmon
• 1 T peanut or canola oil
• 3/4 cup diced yellow onion
• 2 minced cloves garlic
• 2 tsp. minced jalapeno pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp. mince lemon grass
• Juice and zest of 1/2 lime
• 1 T plus 1 tsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 1 1/2 cups finely sliced green onion
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
• 2 eggs
• 3 T cornstarch
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Drain and chunk salmon. Heat oil and add yellow onion and cook 5 mins. Add garlic, pepper, lemon grass, cook 1-2 mins. Cool. Mix well, juice, zest, sauce, sugar, green onions and cilantro. Whisk eggs, salt & pepper. Fold egg with cooled onion mixture and carefully fold salmon. Make 8 cakes and cool for at least 30 mins. Pan fry. Serve with sauce:
2 T sugar
2 T plus 1 tsp. rice vinegar
2 T chili sauce
1 T chopped cilantro