This blog post from Toddler Recipes Australia serves up a delicious, nutritious, and easy to make seafood dish for the whole family—Pain de Poisson. This French-style fish cake recipe is full of flavour and perfect for toddlers. With simple ingredients like fish, potatoes, spring onions, and parsley, this is a quick and easy meal that can be served as a snack or light meal alongside a side salad or vegetables. Serve up some healthy eats with this fuss-free and flavourful recipe!

General Information

• Servings: 4
• Keywords: Pain de poisson, fish, cornmeal
• Calories: 659 kcal
• Protein: 24.7 g
• Carbs: 97.3 g
• Fats: 14 g
• Preparation time: 15 minutes
• Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 400g white fish fillet, deboned and skin removed
• 1 ½ tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 ½ cups cornmeal
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• 2 ripe tomatoes, diced
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
2. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
3. Add garlic, thyme, carrots, celery and onion, and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes.
4. Add fish and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
5. Add vegetable stock, mustard and Worcestershire sauce and bring to a simmer.
6. In a bowl, combine cornmeal, baking powder, eggs, pepper, tomatoes and parsley.
7. Pour the cornmeal mixture into the saucepan with the fish and vegetables and mix thoroughly.
8. Grease a 9-inch (23 cm) baking dish and pour the mixture into the dish.
9. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown.

Recommended Sides

Serve with steamed broccoli, green beans or lightly salted potatoes for a delicious dinner.

For a tasty joke, you could say: Why did the fish blush? He was embarrassed by his pain de poisson!