Tuna Patties

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 medium potatoes
• 500 g tuna, in brine
• 3/4 of an onion
• 1/2 red capsicum
• 1 stalk celery
• 1/2 lemon
• 2 eggs
• flour
• breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 peel and boil the potatoes until soft.
• 2 drain the water, then add some milk and butter and mash the potatoes until they are and creamy.
• 3 drain the tuna and break up into a bowl.
• 4 finely chop the onion, celery, capsicum and place in the bowl with the tuna.
• 5 squeeze the juice of the lemon into the mixture.
• 6 add the potatoe mash once it has cooled then mix well.
• 7 break 1 egg into a cup then with a fork beat it.
• 8 add this to the mixture.
• 9 using damp hands, make patties out of the mixture.
• 10 coat the patties in flour, then egg and finally coat them in breadcrumbs.
• 11 shallow fry the patties until they are golden brown on both sides.
• 12 serve with a fresh salad and tomato sauce.