Sunday Night: Snapper and Potato Patties

I've been saying for the past couple weeks that I should make the potato-crusted fish fillet dish from FStoS but somehow never getting around to it. Then we had a dish at Kaygetsu with ice fish pieces mixed with shredded potato, formed into small patties, and deep fried; that reinforced the need for fish and potato.

So yesterday we picked up a snapper fillet from the fish guy at the farmers market and I made:

Snapper and Potato Patties

3/4 pound snapper fillet, cut into 1/4" strips
4 medium yukon gold potatoes, shredded
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1 egg, beaten
salt, pepper, cayenne

Wrap the shredded potato in a kitchen towl and twist out as much moisture as possible, then place in a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and mix gently, but well.
Form into small, reasonably flat patties, and saute in olive oil until nicely browned on each side.
Serve hot.

The fish was quite good. It would have been even better if it were deep fried, but that was a pain in the ass I wasn't willing to take on.

As sides, I made broccoli [CSA] sauteed with ginger threads and butter; and mashed golden turnips [CSA] (peel, dice, microwave until soft, mash, add a bit of cream, salt, and white pepper). And we had a green salad.

Wine: Marques de Cacera Rioja, 2002