How to keep fish cakes together

[robin3]

Keep trying to make fishcakes by mashing potato, milk and butter, adding tinned tuna and veg then forming in to the pattie shapes and frying but THEY ALWAYS FALL APART! Started to call the plate of mush Cowboy pie because the kids look at me with suprise as if to say 'you sure it's meant to be like that'.

2 ways:

1. egg helps to bind it
2. fry quite hot so it makes a solid crust which holds it all in, and only attempt to turn it over once the crust is formed.

That's what works for me, anyway.

Try it without the milk, i also lightly saute some finely chopped onions and add them to the mixture, don't know if they help hold it together as they are quite 'sticky'. Also do you coat in breadcrumbs?

Get rid of the milk and butter, that's just going to make it soggy. And dust the fish cake with flour before frying it.

agree no need for milk or butter, if mix is too dry use an egg to bind.
Though thinking about it I never use tuna, always salmon...

Or cheat and fry the bottom, then stick pan under grill to cook top like you do for a Spanish omlette.

Put them in the fridge to make them firm up.

Great will try all tips.