Cod Croquettes, Sweet Red Pepper Gravy, and Mashed Potatoes with Spinach

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I thought the rp gravy would be odd with the croquettes, but it worked nicely. I think people should understand that RR rehearses each show and does this for a living. She also has a 6 burner stove. All of this helps her to get meals out in 30 minutes. I have never come close to that little amount of time with any of her recipes, but some of them are still worth the effort.

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Usually I find Rachel?s recipes to take longer to make than is stated, but usually it?s worth it. Unfortunately this one did not. I did not buy the Old Bay, but what we used for seasoning was quite tasty. The binding of the patties was a major issue along with the temp of the oil. The end result was a crumbling, over-cooked, oily fish patty. We gave up after that and just had them over mashed potatoes. I would highly recommend sweating the onions and slightly under steaming the fish. Also, turn the heat up on the oil so the fish patty doesn?t absorb so much oil. What I would HIGHLY recommend is trying Rachel?s BBQ salmon with grilled Romaine hearts or her tilapia w/ avocado-corn side. (Sorry, don?t know the exact name of the dishes. Again, plan for extra time ? but they came out great the first time!

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Many things wrong with this recipe. I followed the recipe to a T and it didnt turn out well at all. First of all, there is way too much spinach for the mashed potatoes. Next time, I would cut it down by half. Secondly, there are too many veggies in the croquette. I would cut that down next time as well. Now, the gravy was sooooo awsome. It was perfect.The gravy was a winner. I'd use that gravy on other things too like chicken breasts.

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I made this for my family and everyone loved it. I followed the recipe completely, except I omitted half the spinach (I saw RR make this on the show, and it looked like creamed spinach--I was afraid that my son wouldn't eat it if he couldn't identify it as mashed potatoes. My husband and I love Old Bay, so we would double the amount of Old Bay next time. I would also follow the suggestion of one of the other posters to saute the onions before adding them to the mixture to improve their flavor. My prep time was nearly three times RR's, but I am slow in the kitchen. A great recipe to make again and to play with to get exactly how you like it.

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I made these last night for dinner and my family really enjoyed them. My son said, "Dad, this red pepper gravy is awesome". I did make a couple of adjustments to the cake mixture and added two eggs (similar to some other posts and added a little bit of my half and half into the mixture to make it a litte more moist. Also, I did not roll the cakes in additional breadcrumbs prior to frying them. I also used EVOO to fry in instead of vegetable and it was a little lighter and less greasy. The only complaint that I have is that this recipe may take only 30 min. to prepare if you have all the prep work done beforehand. It took me about 90 minutes from start to finish before dinner was served. But it was worth it and I will be making these as part of our monthly dinner menu. Oh and I used Tilapia as well. Its a little more readily available down here in the south.

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These Cod Cakes were DELICIOUS! and very easy to make. I made the whole meal, which took longer than the 30 minutes listed to make. If you choose to make the Spinach Potatoes, you really have to make sure you are ready to throw in the spinach right when the potatoes are dobe boiling so that it will wilt properly. The Red Pepper gravy was a great topper as well!

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There are a few issues with the recipe the way it is written. If you use Old Bay Seasoning, which is salty, you really do not need to add additional salt. As others have said, you need more than one egg. I used 1/2 cup of egg whites, which worked well and cut the calories and fat. If you saute the croquettes on medium-high, they get a bit too dark and crunchy on the outside. With a few modifications though it is a family favorite.

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After trying to get my husband to eat more fish I tried this recipe, and he loved it! It was my first go at an intermediate recipe but I have to say I had great results. I made the mistake of chopping my vegetables too coursely so I had a little trouble keeping the patties together but in all they browned perfectly and tasted great! The red pepper gravy is just delicious! In all it was a GREAT meal and will be making repeat appearances in my kitchen. :

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I really love these. I did not think that the ratios were off. Plus I love her smash potatos!!!

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I'm absolutely baffled that this recipe received so many raves, and five-star reviews! I prepared it exactly as described in the instructions, and had numerous problems with it:

1 It took an hour and a half, start to finish.
2 The ratio of vegetables to fish to bread crumbs to binder in the croquettes is totally off. Obviously it needed an extra egg, but it also needed more fish and fewer vegetables. And I used fresh bread crumbs - maybe Rachael used dried from the supermarket. How would I know when the recipe is so poorly written?
3 Wilting the spinach in the potatoes after you've mashed them with *unheated* butter and cream makes no sense, and doesn't work. Ours were more like potato-smeared spinach, until I forcefully wilted the spinach by adding even more milk and butter (this time it was hot, and turning the pot back on for ten minutes. The amount of spinach is still too much by half.
4 The gravy needed an extra ten minutes on high to reduce to a gravy-like consistency, but there was no mention of that in the recipe at all.
5 If the celery and onion in the croquettes were sweated, the volume would be reduced and they would hold together better in the croquette. If the butter was melted and the cream heated before adding to the potatoes, they would have stayed hotter. If the spinach was "pre-wilted" in the pot before adding the potatoes back into it, they would have blended better. And if the chicken stock was heated before adding it to the roux, it would have taken less time to form a gravy.

Above all of those errors in the writing of the recipe, the flavors were just not good. Particularly in the croquette, which is why I'm so shocked about the positive reviews.