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10 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:@Duvel why does previously frozen fish not work?
The best way I can describe it is that it doesn’t hold the water properly. During steaming, significant amounts of liquid was expelled from the fishcakes, which in return turned brittle. It is similar to a meatloaf. I should have upped the cornstarch amount and stirred the mixture for longer time to compensate and create more binding/ water retention. But ...
10 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:@Duvel why does previously frozen fish not work?
The best way I. An describe it is that it doesn’t hold the water properly. During steaming, significant amounts of liquid was expelled from the fishcakes, which in return turned brittle. It is similar to a meatloaf. I should have upped the cornstarch amount and stirred the mixture for longer time to compensate and create more binding/ water retention. But ...
