# Salmon loaf **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878 "2016-12-16T19:14:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/1 "2016-12-16T19:14:35Z")
I’ve got a bunch of canned salmon in the cupboard. Usually, I make salmon cakes out of canned salmon. But Mrs. L.A. sometimes objects to fried foods. I was thinking that tonight, I’d mix up salmon cakes (Zatarain’s Salmon Cake Mix, mayonnaise, eggs) and shape it into a loaf. Bake at 350ºF until it looks done. (I’m guessing about 45 minutes.) Make a lemon-dill Béchamel sauce, and pour it on the salmon loaf and let it cook a bit before taking it out of the oven. Serve with fresh broccoli. Anyone see a problem with that idea? ---
**Author:** ![PlumBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@PlumBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlumBob)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/2 "2016-12-16T19:29:08Z")
I’d still form it into cakes. the baking should still make the outside crispy-ish. Brush with butter or mayonnaise for more crispy-ness. It’ll reduce the cooking time too. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/3 "2016-12-16T19:34:22Z")
> [@PlumBob](#): > > I’d still form it into cakes. the baking should still make the outside crispy-ish. Brush with butter or mayonnaise for more crispy-ness. It’ll reduce the cooking time too. I thought about that. I kind of like the idea of a fishloaf, though. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/4 "2016-12-16T19:34:37Z")
I’d put it in a greased loaf pan. Not sure how well the mayo would work, I’d substitute sour cream, but at least should let the mix sit for a while in the pan before cooking to get either one well absorbed by the breading. As suggested above you can form cakes and bake them, a lot of crab cakes are made that way. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/5 "2016-12-16T19:41:03Z")
You may want to set an extra place for [Mr. Reaper](https://youtu.be/GzejK4-qZ2E?t=3m30s). ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/6 "2016-12-16T21:07:09Z")
Sounds delicious to me. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/7 "2016-12-16T21:15:39Z")
The major problem I see is that you are eating salmon in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/8 "2016-12-16T21:16:33Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > The major problem I see is that you are eating salmon in the first place. It was free. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/9 "2016-12-16T21:32:50Z")
Still no excuse. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SacFly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@SacFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SacFly)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/10 "2016-12-16T21:53:15Z")
Give it a shot, but I think you’ll find that baked fish cakes are not nearly as good as fried fish cakes. I use roughly equal amounts of cooked fish and mashed potatoes, add lightly sauteed onion and parsley, dijon mustard, S+P, an egg or 2, enough breadcrumbs until you can form solid cakes that are not too wet. Form the cakes and roll them in breadcrumbs before you fry them. This is a serious crowd pleaser. Look up a recipe for homemade tartar sauce and you’ll blow people away. ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/11 "2016-12-17T00:06:31Z")
Let us know how it goes. For the first time in many years, I was thinking a few days ago about the salmon loaf my mom used to make when we were kids and wondering if I could replicate it, and whether it would be any good. Most of what she made back then was pretty bland… Zatarain’s, you say? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/12 "2016-12-17T02:13:37Z")
> [@tenacious\_j](#): > > Let us know how it goes… Zatarain’s, you say? I decided not to make it tonight. There’s a Mexican take-out next to the supermarket. I got the stuff for mañana, though. I could make my own filler, but Zat’s is more convenient. And the lemon-dill Béchamel helps a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/13 "2016-12-18T03:26:43Z")
> [@tenacious\_j](#): > > Let us know how it goes. Turned out great! And the Béchamel sauce with the dill and fresh lemon juice was also good. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/14 "2016-12-18T16:22:40Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > It was free. 😉 Don’t let your salmon loaf! 😛 [sub]I crack myself up sometimes. No one else, just myself.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/15 "2016-12-18T16:27:57Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Don’t let your salmon loaf! > > 😛 > > [sub]I crack myself up sometimes. No one else, just myself.[/sub] I got a chuckle out of that one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/16 "2016-12-18T18:06:25Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I got a chuckle out of that one. 🙂 Great! I’ll send you more by PM, rather than sharing them with my wife and daughters, who just roll their eyes at me and say “oh, Daaaaaad!” ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/17 "2016-12-18T18:38:13Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Great! I’ll send you more by PM, rather than sharing them with my wife and daughters, who just roll their eyes at me and say “oh, Daaaaaad!” Anything I can do to help keep harmony in someone else’s household–glad to. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/18 "2016-12-19T00:21:49Z")
Wait - you have cats _and_ unopened salmon? How can that be? Haven’t they trained you yet? StG ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/19 "2016-12-19T00:46:40Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > Wait - you have cats _and_ unopened salmon? How can that be? Haven’t they trained you yet? Tonka knows that if ‘dad’ is in the kitchen, he stands a good chance of getting a treat. (Not always, but often enough.) Both of the cats got dishes of ‘salmon juice’. Creamsicle doesn’t seem to be into that so much, so I think she just had a taste of hers. Tonka lapped up most of his. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878/20 "2016-12-19T01:31:16Z")
You could try an air fryer too, if the problem is with using oil to fry. I bought one about six months ago and have been pleased with the results. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878.md?page=2)