Salmon Croquettes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (15 1/2 ounce) can salmon
1 large baked potato (or 1 sleeve saltine crackers)
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 -3 tablespoons onions, chopped
oil, for frying
saltine crumbs, made from saltines

Preparation

Drain liquid from salmon.
Remove large bones, skin, and dark brown spots from salmon.
Gently break up salmon and set aside.
Mash baked potato, or crush sleeve of crackers into crumbs, and add to salmon.
Stir in egg, onions, salt, and pepper.
Shape mixture into egg-shaped croquettes if using potatoes and roll in cracker crumbs. Shape salmon into patties if using crushed crackers.
Brown in hot oil a few minutes on each side until golden.
Reserve some liquid from the salmon if the patties are to dry to hold together, add 1-2 teaspoons.