Tuna Fish Cakes Recipe
When you’re looking for something satisfying, flavour-packed and (most importantly) speedy, these tuna fish cakes hit all the right notes. With tinned tuna, a shortcut for the mashed potato, sweetcorn, spring onions and strong cheddar, you’ve got good texture and flavour without needing hours in the kitchen.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Tuna fish cakes
- 500 g (1.1lbs) frozen mashed potato pellets thawed
- 145 g (5.1oz tin) of tuna in olive oil drained and flaked
- 100 g (3.5oz) drained tinned sweetcorn (or use frozen and thawed sweetcorn)
- 2 spring onions (scallions) sliced
- 100 g (1 packed cup) grated mature cheddar cheese
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoons plain flour (all purpose flour)
- 2 medium eggs
- 75 g (1 ½ cups) panko breadcrumbs
- 4 tablespoons oil for frying
To serve:
- Buttered green vegetables – such as peas cabbage, green beans or broccoli
Instructions
- Place the thawed mashed potato into a large bowl. Add the tuna, sweetcorn, spring onions, cheese, salt and pepper. Stir together to combine.500 g (1.1lbs) frozen mashed potato pellets, 145 g (5.1oz tin) of tuna in olive oil, 100 g (3.5oz) drained tinned sweetcorn, 2 spring onions (scallions), 100 g (1 packed cup) grated mature cheddar cheese, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Place the flour in a shallow bowl. Add the eggs to a second bowl and whisk lightly. Add the panko breadcrumbs to a third bowl.4 tablespoons plain flour (all purpose flour), 2 medium eggs, 75 g (1 ½ cups) panko breadcrumbs
- Form the mixture into 8 patties.
- Dredge the fishcakes in the flour, then dip in the egg (be sure to fully coat in the egg) and finally coat in the breadcrumbs.
- Add the oil to a large frying pan (skillet) and heat over a medium heat.4 tablespoons oil
- When the oil is hot, add the fishcakes and cook for 7-8 minutes, turning once, until browned all over and hot throughout. (You may need to work in 2 batches - see notes)
- Remove from the pan (add a sprinkle of Maldon salt if you like) and serve. I like to serve mine with buttered peas and cabbage.Buttered green vegetables – such as peas cabbage, green beans or broccoli
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Notes
Tip on the Tuna
If you like lots of tuna, you can double the amount of tuna in this recipe. For an extra special treat, try Albacore tuna. It’s got a lovely creamy taste and a firmer texture.
Working in batches
If you're working in batches then, when the first batch is fried, place them on a baking tray and place the tray into a low oven to keep warm whilst you make the 2nd batch.
The nutritional information is estimated based on a serving of 2 Tuna Fish Cakes without any additional service suggestions.
Nutrition
Calories: 583kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 871mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g
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