Fish cake Napoleon

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make Napoleon fish cake? Prepare your food. Any cheese is suitable, the main thing is that it is natural and tasty. Take canned fish without adding oil, of the best quality; the composition should contain nothing but salt and spices. I took pink salmon, but saury and mackerel, whichever you like, would also work. When purchasing cakes, pay attention to their appearance. They should be whole and there shouldn't be too many crumbs in the package.

2. STEP 2

   

   Peel and rinse the onions and carrots. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Cut the onion into small cubes. This way the vegetables will cook faster.

3. STEP 3

   

   Take a saucepan or frying pan. Heat it, carefully so as not to burn yourself, pour out the vegetable oil. Since carrots take longer to cook than onions, add the grated carrots first. Fry it over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes.

4. STEP 4

   

   When the carrots begin to soften, add the chopped onion to the pan and fry for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Be sure to stir so that the vegetables cook evenly and do not burn.

5. STEP 5

   

   Open the canned fish and carefully pour the liquid into a separate container. Place the fish pieces in a bowl and shred with a fork, removing any large bones. In order for the cakes to soak well, the filling must be sufficiently moist. To do this, add 1-2 tablespoons of the liquid that was drained earlier to the crushed fish mass.

6. STEP 6

   

   Grate the hard cheese. For this recipe, it doesn’t matter what size (large or medium) grater you choose, the main thing is that the filling is homogeneous and does not crumble.

7. STEP 7

   

   Boil the eggs hard. To do this, fill them with cold water and cook for 10 minutes after boiling over medium heat. To clean boiled eggs well, fill them with cold water after boiling. Cool completely. Grate the peeled eggs on a coarse grater.

8. STEP 8

   

   For the cake, use a cutting board or flat dish. Dry cakes are too fragile, so handle them carefully so as not to break them and spoil the appearance of the future cake. Place the first cake layer on a plate and spread it evenly with mayonnaise. Approximately 1 tablespoon is needed for one cake. The taste of the cake will depend on the quantity and properties of mayonnaise. The more mayonnaise, the heavier and wetter it will be. Take this into account.

9. STEP 9

   

   Place chopped fish evenly on top of the mayonnaise. Place the second cake layer on top and press it down gently.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place fried onions and carrots on top of the second cake layer. You won't need mayonnaise here. Next, place the third cake layer and also gently press it down.

11. STEP 11

    

    Spread the third cake layer evenly with mayonnaise. Place chopped eggs on top and distribute them evenly. Place the fourth layer on top and press down again.

12. STEP 12

    

    Grease the crust with mayonnaise. Apply grated hard cheese evenly on top.

13. STEP 13

    

    Cover with the last layer of cake, press down and spread evenly with mayonnaise. Decorate the cake with vegetables and herbs at your discretion and put it in the refrigerator to soak. The cake will be ready when all the cake layers turn from crispy to soft. Read the swelling time on the cake packaging. Usually after 1.5-2 hours the cake is soaked and can be eaten. I usually prepare this cake in the evening so that it is ready to eat in the morning.

Comments on the recipe

jakalka

25.09.2023

5

It’s good to use red fish for such a cake, watch the video recipe for a Napoleon layer cake snack!