Yummy Tuna Cakes with Spicy Sauce

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eHarris
eHarris Posts: 160
Ingredients
1 (6 ounce) can tuna in water, drained
1/4 cup soy sauce <--(can use less of this if you have sodium issues)
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 teaspoon pepper (or more to taste)
1/2 small white onion, minced
1 cup panko
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup mayonnaise <--(I use light mayo)
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 dashes Tabasco sauce
2 tablespoons sesame oil <--(gonna try it on olive oil tonight..see how it goes)

Directions

1 Beat eggs and then combine with tuna, soy sauce, pepper, onion, panko and melted butter.

2 Form into patties (make small ones, so everyone gets 2 for a meal) and chill in refrigerator for 20 minues.

3 In the meanwhile, make your dipping sauce. Mix the mayo, garlic powder, lemon juice, lemon pepper and Tabasco sauce.

4 Place dipping sauce in a sandwich size Ziplock baggie.

5 Heat oil in large pan.

6 Cook tuna cakes for approx 4 minutes per side, or until golden brown, turning cakes only once to get good color.

7 When browned on each side, remove and place on a paper towel to drain off excess oil.

8 Take baggie with the dipping sauce and barely snip off one of the corners of the baggie. Drizzle the sauce over the top of each cake.

Recipe is to serve 6

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  • eHarris
    eHarris Posts: 160
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    Ingredients
    1 (6 ounce) can tuna in water, drained
    1/4 cup soy sauce <--(can use less of this if you have sodium issues)
    2 eggs, beaten
    1/4 teaspoon pepper (or more to taste)
    1/2 small white onion, minced
    1 cup panko
    2 tablespoons melted butter
    1/2 cup mayonnaise <--(I use light mayo)
    1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
    1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    2 dashes Tabasco sauce
    2 tablespoons sesame oil <--(gonna try it on olive oil tonight..see how it goes)

    Directions

    1 Beat eggs and then combine with tuna, soy sauce, pepper, onion, panko and melted butter.

    2 Form into patties (make small ones, so everyone gets 2 for a meal) and chill in refrigerator for 20 minues.

    3 In the meanwhile, make your dipping sauce. Mix the mayo, garlic powder, lemon juice, lemon pepper and Tabasco sauce.

    4 Place dipping sauce in a sandwich size Ziplock baggie.

    5 Heat oil in large pan.

    6 Cook tuna cakes for approx 4 minutes per side, or until golden brown, turning cakes only once to get good color.

    7 When browned on each side, remove and place on a paper towel to drain off excess oil.

    8 Take baggie with the dipping sauce and barely snip off one of the corners of the baggie. Drizzle the sauce over the top of each cake.

    Recipe is to serve 6
  • deanea
    deanea Posts: 1,437
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    What's panko?
  • eHarris
    eHarris Posts: 160
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    ohh sorry...Panko bread crumbs. They are the big crispy ones.
  • deanea
    deanea Posts: 1,437
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    I can buy them in a normal grocery store? this recipe sounds yummy
  • kimmy666
    kimmy666 Posts: 56
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    :tongue: does sound very yummy

    kimmyxx
  • eHarris
    eHarris Posts: 160
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    Ohh totally! They are usually kept near the flour, up near the regular bread crumbs. The ones I get come in a box. They are more hearty than regular bread crumbs. By the way...they also work very very well on baked pork chops!
  • cjjones58
    cjjones58 Posts: 44
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    Do you have any idea about the calorie count?
  • eHarris
    eHarris Posts: 160
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    I the calorie count is kind of high. I think it might have to do with some of the ingredients being full fat. And especially the type of oil. I don't know for sure what the calorie count would be if you altered some of the ingredients but here it is for the full fat version.

    Serving Size 1 (130g)

    Recipe makes 6 servings

    Calories 294
    Calories from Fat 165 (56%)
    Amount Per Serving %DV
    Total Fat 18.4g 28%
    Saturated Fat 5.0g 25%
    Monounsaturated Fat 5.6g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 6.5g
    Trans Fat 0.0g
    Cholesterol 98mg 32%
    Sodium 1104mg 46%
    Potassium 170mg 4%
    Total Carbohydrate 19.4g 6%
    Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
    Sugars 3.0g
    Protein 13.1g 26%
  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
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    What's panko?
    Panko is asian bread crumbs made from bread without crusts, thus it has a crisper, airier texture than most types of breading.
  • msarro
    msarro Posts: 2,748 Member
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    This sounds awesome!!!! Now if only i had some tuna in the pantry :laugh:
  • laurenk182004
    laurenk182004 Posts: 1,882 Member
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    I make tuna cakes all the time, the only ingredients that are a must are breadcrumbs, eggwhites and tuna, the rest of the ingredients I switch up..from celery, onions, peppers, etc etc anything goes! lol They're great on a hamburger bun as well :flowerforyou:
    I love this recipe though, definately going to try it!
    :flowerforyou: Lauren
  • BreaNix
    BreaNix Posts: 205 Member
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    Can't wait to try this. Thanks!