These Lemony Tuna Cakes are a perfect combination of savory Fishwife Albacore Tuna, fresh herbs, and zesty lemon. Pan-fried until golden brown and served with garlic aioli, they're a delicious option for lunch or dinner.
Fishwife Albacore Tuna
These Lemony Tuna Cakes are a perfect combination of savory Fishwife Albacore Tuna, fresh herbs, and zesty lemon. Pan-fried until golden brown and served with garlic aioli, they're a delicious option for lunch or dinner.
Fishwife Albacore Tuna
- • 2 cans Fishwife Albacore Tuna
- • 1/2 onion diced small and sautéed in olive oil
- • 2 lemons juice + zest
- • 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- • 1/4 cup kewpie mayonnaise
- • 1 egg + 2 eggs for breading
- • 2/3 cup panko bread crumbs + 1 cup for breading
- • 1/4 cup chopped herbs (I like parsley, dill, tarragon or whatever’s around)
- • salt + pepper to taste
- • 1 cup all purpose flour
- • 1/2 cup neutral oil for frying
- Mix the tuna, sautéed onion, lemon juice + zest, mustard, mayonnaise, 1 egg, 2/3 cup panko, chopped herbs, salt and pepper in a medium size bowl until combined. Shape mixture into small patties about 3 inches in diameter, the recipe should make about 10 cakes. (If the mixture is loose, chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before breading to make the process a little easier).
- Once all the cakes are formed, set up a breading station with three separate bowls (or I like to use cake pans), one with the 1 cup flour, one with the remaining 2 eggs, and one with the remaining 1 cup panko. Bread the cakes one by one first coating with flour then egg then panko.
- Once all the cakes are breaded heat a medium sized cast-iron skilled with the neutral oil over medium heat. Slowly fry the fish cakes in the heated oil; it should sizzle when the cake first touches the oil and the oil should reach half way up the fish cake.
- Cook the cakes until golden brown and serve with garlic aioli.
Fishwife Albacore Tuna
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