You need

• Large non-stick pan

Ingredients

• 500g potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks;
• 280g smocked mackerel fillets;
• 30g fresh dill;
• fresh ground black pepper;
• 1/2 cup coarse wholemeal flour for dusting (or any flour);
• vegetable frying oil olive;

Step by step

• Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender.
• Drain and leave the potatoes to steam-dry before mashing them with a potato masher.
• Peel the skin from the mackerel fillets. Flake the fish into the mashed potato.
• Add the dill finely chopped and season to taste with black pepper.
• Dust your hands with flour and shape the mixture into little patties.
• Add the oil into the pan and heat it over medium heat.
• Add the fishcakes and fry gently for 3–4 minutes on each side, until golden brown.
• Serve with green leaves salad dressed with lemon juice and olive oil.

Your shopping basket

• 1kg white potatoes – £1.00
• 280g smocked mackerel fillets – £2.51
• 20g dill – £0.75

• Total basket £4.26 | Cost of ingredients (6 fishcakes) £3.76 | Per serving (2 fishcakes)£1.25