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Tuna fish cakes

Crisp on the outside, soft inside, and made from store-cupboard basics.

Tuna fish cakes
Photo: File:Fishcake on salad.jpg, phototram Β· CC BY 2.0

⏱ 45 min🍽 Serves 4

Ingredients

  • Tinned tuna280 g
  • Potatoes500 g
  • Eggs1
  • Breadcrumbs60 g
  • Lemon1
  • Parsley
  • Oil4 tbsp
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Method

  1. Peel the potatoes, cut them into chunks and boil them in salted water for 15 minutes.
  2. Drain and mash them. Leave to cool slightly.
  3. Add the drained, flaked tuna, the egg, chopped parsley, a little lemon zest, salt and pepper.
  4. Shape into 8 cakes and coat them in breadcrumbs.
  5. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook the fish cakes for 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
  6. Serve hot with lemon wedges.

πŸ’‘ Tip : Chill the fish cakes for 15 minutes before frying: they will hold together better.

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