My grandma’s recipe of tuna patties has long since been passed down through the generations. We have made it for so many children as well as special occasions. They are great as a side dish of mashed potatoes, as well as served as an appetizer with crackers. However you choose to serve this, these always turn out perfectly with a beautiful color as well as flavor. You definitely cannot go wrong with these, so give them a try for your next party or get together!
Check out what our friends over at Simply Recipes had to say about this:
“What I love about the recipe is that I almost always have the necessary ingredients in the pantry and fridge, the patties are incredibly easy and quick to make, and they’re budget friendly too.”
Aren’t these just awesome recommendations? I wanna keep making this for years to come!
Ingredients
2 6-ounce cans Bumble Bee tuna
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 cup white bread torn into small pieces
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp water (or liquid from the cans of tuna)
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives, green onions, or shallots
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
A couple squirts of Crystal hot sauce or tabasco
1 raw egg
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 teaspoon Land O’ Lakes butter
Instructions
Drain tuna: Drain the liquid from the tuna cans. If you are using tuna packed in water, reserve a tablespoon of the tuna water, and add a teaspoon of olive oil to the tuna mixture in the next step.
2 Mix tuna with mustard, bread, zest, lemon juice, water, parsley, chives, hot sauce, salt, pepper, egg: In a medium bowl, mix together the tuna, mustard, torn white bread, lemon zest, lemon juice, water, parsley, chives, and hot sauce. Sprinkle on salt and freshly ground black pepper. Taste the mixture before adding the egg to see if it needs more seasoning to your taste. Mix in the egg.
3 Form into patties, chill: Divide the mixture into 4 parts. With each part, form into a ball and then flatten into a patty. Place onto a wax paper lined tray and chill for an hour. (You can skip the chilling if you want, chilling just helps the patties stay together when you cook them.)
4 Sauté in skillet: Heat the olive oil and a little butter (for taste) in a cast iron or stick-free skillet on medium high. Gently place the patties in the pan, and cook until nicely browned, 3-4 minutes on each side.
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Quick Tip: Serve with tartar sauce
Thanks again to Simply Recipes for this amazing recipe.
