Soul food style salmon croquettes made easy with canned salmon.
I keep getting a ton of request for canned salmon recipes. Trust me hunny, I have so many of them! To get started, I’m going to share my soul food style salmon croquettes!
Other than beans & rice, chicken, and greens – canned salmon was something that I was raised on. We made everything from salmon chowder, salmon burgers, salmon casseroles, and of course salmon croquettes (aka salmon patties) with out canned salmon. Salmon croquettes was always my favorite, because it could be served with almost anything.
Seriously in the morning, I serve these easy salmon croquettes with creamy buttery grits, and scrambled eggs. For lunch I may serve these salmon patties with a tossed salad. For dinner I like these easy salmon croquettes with greens, and of course some southern style sweet cornbread.
Again, I use canned salmon for this recipe, but if you want to use fresh salmon to make your salmon croquettes you certainly can.
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Easy Salmon Croquettes
Ingredients
- 14.75 oz canned salmon drained
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 tsp seasoning salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- combined the canned salmon, diced onions, seasoning salt, black pepper, lemon juice, bread crumbs, and egg into a large mixing bowl.
- Fold the ingredients until everything is well incorporated.
- Form the salmon mixture into patties, then set to the side.
- Pour 1/2 cup of vegetable oil into a skillet, and place it over medium heat.
- Once the oil is nice and hot, add in a few patties and fry each side until it's nice and golden.
- Serve and enjoy for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!
What are the measurements for the bread crumbs? I just want to make sure that I don’t add too much. Thank you for your time
Hi there, if you follow the recipe all should be great 🙂
In the ingredients it does not say plain bread crumbs. it just says 1/2 cup plain. That might be throwing people off
Thanks for bringing that to my attention! 🙂
Rosie my sister loves the ensemble of the salmon croquette
Hello Love, I believe you missed adding “bread crumbs” to the “1/2 cup plain section.”
Will be making this tonight and thanks!
I fixed it. Thanks!
Hello Rosie,
The receipe call for 1/2 cup plain, is that the bread crumbs?
Thanks, Denise
Hi Denise. Yes, plain bread crumbs. 🙂
Rosie,
You only have 1/2 cup plain. I’m assuming that is for the bread crumbs in the salmon croquette recipe.
I saw that it was fixed. Thank you.
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It’s says bread crumbs and you do great by sharing recipe for good hearty food recipe is fantastic
Hey Rosie, measurements for breadcrumbs as garlic? Not listed
And garlic?
It says 1/2 cup plain, I assume that is plain bread crumbs?
Yes, plain bread crumbs 🙂
I love me some salmon patties. Going to definitely try your recipe, it sounds delish. Is the 1/2 cup plain…….bread crumbs? Thank you for sharing!
Yes. Plain bread crumbs 🙂
Ingredients say 1/2 cup plain…assume it is bread crumbs? Thank you…look delicious!
Oops…didn’t see all the other comments about bread crumbs. Pardon me!
Hi Rosie! I know what I am making for lunch tomorrow..have two cans in my cabinet calling my name!
I’ll try this one for sure. The last time I did any was a year ago and I used potatoes instead of bread crumbs. Needless to say that they didn’t come out well.
Thank you for this yummy recipe. I’m 67, grew up down South, Mom made salmon patties a lot, I thought that was her Wisconsin coming out. And, as a young bride, I made them often, always served with English peas and mashed or new potatoes. You don’t mention removing the bones, Mom and I never did, they “mooshed” up just fine, I thought that added calcium.
Yeah. No need to remove the bones 🙂
How much garlic powder?
1 1/2 tsp.
Hey Rosie,
You are right on time! This is in my meal plan for next week. How much garlic powder do we add? Thanks for sharing!
1 1/2 tsp 🙂
Hi Rosie, love your recipes!! Please don’t stop
Hi Rosie,
If I may ask, how many minutes did you fry the salmon croquettes on both sides if I may ask, like for how many minutes on each side before they are done? Want to make sure mine is done correctly and not overcook it 🙂
Maybe three minutes or so 🙂
Love these southern croquettes . Follow this recipe the other day . Took me back to when I was a child. These were really good. The only thing is before the bread crumbs were adding I had more flavor after the bread crumbs added took away some of the flavor. This recipe is a keeper. Simple and good. Thank you
I tried the salmon croquettes recipe and they came out great. Usually mine are dry and tasteless but I kept the juice in and just discarded the bones (don’t like bones). They were moist, tasteful. I used two cans and made them like small hamburger size. I opened up a large can of Bush’s BBQ Beans. Excellent meal! Thanks for the tips.
Thanks so much for trying!! XOXO
These are delicious! Thanks for sharing!❤️
I tried your recipe tonight and my husband asked for seconds
Wow,,,Rosie ive made so many of your recipes and you never fail. These are the best salmon croquettes ive ever eaten in my life!!!!! They were amazing and the recipe is so simple. Thank you so much.
Thanks for trying my recipe! XOXO
Hello Rosie, I just love this recipe but, it was a little salty for me and my husband, so next time I will use 1 tsp of salt instead of two. I also didn’t have breadcrumbs so I used crackers, it might have played a roll in it being salty also!
Hi Tina! Yes for best results stick to the recipe listed 🙂
Thank you for sharing your recipe.. I like spicy so I added 1/2tsp of paprika and old bay. They tasted amazing!!! This was my first time every trying to cooksalmon cakes. I only eat them when I’m visiting the south but now I can make my own:). Great recipe thank you again!! – Reni
Rosie I have been following your recipes for 2 to 3 years now. I’m a single man who could cook before but now following your recipes my cooking is that much better. Thank you so much for sharing your cooking with the world. Checking in from Norfolk Virginia, God bless!!
I put my patties in the freezer 10-15 minutes before frying. This seems to make them hold together while frying.
Love salmon croquettes, I mince a little green pepper and add to this same recipe. I also sometimes use cornmeal instead of the bread crumbs
Rosie these were delicious! I made them for dinner and thoroughly enjoyed them. Thanks for sharing!
Just made these and they were amazing! My mom says they’re the best she’s ever had! I used 1/2 cup southern style onion flavored hush puppy mix instead of bread crumbs, and two eggs instead of one (at my mother’s insistence). They held together Nicely, and could not have been any better! Thanks for the wonderful recipe, Rosie!
These salmon patties were delicious! I added a little lemon zest as well as some old bay and I used seasoned crackers instead of breadcrumbs. I fried mine in the air fryer and they were fantastic!
I need to make 4 cans of salmon do I double up on recipe. I’m mostly asking about the bread crumbs n egg. How much do I need
Love your recipes enjoy your straight up talk don’t need the expensive ingredients just what you have works Made with love
I was so happy to find your site. I am from the south and really never paid attention to how things were cooked(was the baby)so I never really learned to cook. Now I am to say the least a lot older and learning to cook.
These Salmon “patties” are just plain awesome. Thank you
Thank you!! XOXO
I literally make these every week now and this is my go to recipe . They are soo easy , tasty and just perfect! Thanks so much for sharing !
Every recipe I try from your blog is seasoned perfectly! I never make changes…just follow as written. Perfection every time! You are a gift to my family!
Thank you!! I appreciate you using my recipes! XOXO