Name: Tuna Patties
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 4 medium potatoes; 2 cans of tuna; 2 eggs; 1/4 white onion ( finely chopped); 1 garlic clove (finely chopped); 3-5 parsley springs or basil leaves (finely chopped); 3/4 teaspoon salt; Pepper to taste; 3/4 cups breadcrumbs or Panko (divided); 1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil (divided)

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Easy, fast, tuna patties with potatoes perfect for lent or any time of the year. The way we made them in Mexico. Try them out!

Tuna Patties remind me of my mom. I loved when she made them for me when I was a little girl and now my boys love them, too. My boys’ little faces light up when they see them on the table.

They are very easy to make and are ideal for Lent. I normally serve them with a green salad and vegetable soup. My boys like squeezing lime over them and I like them with salsa verde.

If you make these tuna patties, be sure to snap a photo and share it on social media with the #mamalatinatipsrecipes hashtag. I’d love to see it and share it as well.

Tuna Patties

Serves 4

4 medium potatoes
2 cans of tuna
2 eggs
1/4 white onion finely chopped
1 garlic clove finely chopped
3-5 parsley springs or basil leaves, finely chopped
3/4 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
3/4 cups breadcrumbs or Panko, divided
1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil, divided

Peel the potatoes, cut them into chunks and put them in a pot of water to cook. When they are cooked, a fork will easily pierce the potatoes, strain them and mash them into a puree.

Add drained tuna, eggs, onion, garlic, the parsley or basil, salt, pepper to taste and 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs. Mix well with a wooden spoon until all the ingredients are combined. The mixture will be a little wet.

Place the rest of breadcrumbs on a plate.

Form small balls with your hands and then flatten into circular patties. Cover both sides of each with bread crumbs (Alternative method: combine the bread crumbs directly into the mixture by adding a little bit at a time until the entire mixture is consistent. Then make the small balls and flatten into circular patties and place them into a pan with heated olive oil).

Add 1/4 cup olive oil to the pan in order to fry, but not deep fry, the patties. When the oil is heated to frying temperature, add the patties to the pan. Generally, it takes about 3-4 minutes on each side. Be careful not to crowd the pan too much, which will cause the patties to steam rather than fry. They will look golden brown when ready. Remove them from the pan with a slotted spatula and place them on a paper towel to drain extra oil. Change oil when needed.

If you don’t want to fry them, you can spray a baking sheet with olive oil, place the uncooked patties on top, and place them in a pre-heated oven at 350 F (180 C) for 15-20 minutes, flipping the patties halfway through so they can brown on both sides.

Enjoy!

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5 from 6 votes

Tuna Patties

Prep Time8 mins

Cook Time17 mins

Total Time25 mins

Ingredients

4 medium potatoes
2 cans of tuna
2 eggs
1/4 white onion finely chopped
1 garlic clove finely chopped
3-5 parsley springs or basil leaves finely chopped
3/4 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
3/4 cups breadcrumbs or Panko divided
1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil divided

Instructions

Peel the potatoes, cut them into chunks and put them in a pot of water to cook. When they are cooked, a fork will easily pierce the potatoes, strain them and mash them into a puree.
Add drained tuna, eggs, onion, garlic, the parsley or basil, salt, pepper to taste and 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs. Mix well with a wooden spoon until all the ingredients are combined. The mixture will be a little wet.
Place the rest of breadcrumbs on a plate.
Form small balls with your hands and then flatten into circular patties. Cover both sides of each with bread crumbs (Alternative method: combine the bread crumbs directly into the mixture by adding a little bit at a time until the entire mixture is consistent. Then make the small balls and flatten into circular patties and place them into a pan with heated olive oil).
Add 1/4 cup olive oil to the pan in order to fry, but not deep fry, the patties. When the oil is heated to frying temperature, add the patties to the pan. Generally, it takes about 3-4 minutes on each side. Be careful not to crowd the pan too much, which will cause the patties to steam rather than fry. They will look golden brown when ready. Remove them from the pan with a slotted spatula and place them on a paper towel to drain extra oil. Change oil when needed.
If you don’t want to fry them, you can spray a baking sheet with olive oil, place the uncooked patties on top, and place them in a pre-heated oven at 350 F (180 C) for 15-20 minutes, flipping the patties halfway through so they can brown on both sides.

Course: Fish & Seafood, Main Dishes

Cuisine: Mexican

Author: Silvia