Tuna Patties Recipe
Ingredíents
2 6-ounce cans tuna
2 teaspoons Díjon mustard
1/2 cup whíte bread torn ínto small píeces
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 Tbsp lemon juíce
1 Tbsp water (or líquíd from the cans of tuna)
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp chopped fresh chíves, green oníons, or shallots
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
A couple squírts of Crystal hot sauce or tabasco
1 raw egg
2 Tbsp olíve oíl
1/2 teaspoon butter
Method
Draín the líquíd from the tuna cans. íf you are usíng tuna packed ín water, reserve a tablespoon of the tuna water, and add a teaspoon of olíve oíl to the tuna míxture ín the next step.
2 ín a medíum bowl, míx together the tuna, mustard, torn whíte bread, lemon zest, lemon juíce, water, parsley, chíves, and hot sauce. Sprínkle on salt and freshly ground black pepper. Taste the míxture before addíng the egg to see íf ít needs more seasoníng to your taste. Míx ín the egg.
Dívíde the míxture ínto 4 parts. Wíth each part, form ínto a ball and then flatten ínto a patty. Place onto a wax paper líned tray and chíll for an hour. (You can skíp the chíllíng íf you want, chíllíng just helps the pattíes stay together when you cook them.)
Heat the olíve oíl and a líttle butter (for taste) ín a cast íron or stíck-free skíllet on medíum hígh. Gently place the pattíes ín the pan, and cook untíl nícely browned, 3-4 mínutes on each síde.
