Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Tuna Cakes

I found this recipe for Tuna Cakes from Kraft and thought it sounded simple and quick yet tasty. We had all the ingredients in our kitchen already so that added to its appeal. John made them last night and I would call them a success.



Tuna Cakes

Ingredients
2 6oz cans of light tuna in water, drained
1 6oz package stuffing mix for chicken
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons sweet pickle relish
3/4 cup water
John also added about 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice

Directions
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.

Cover bowl and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Heat a large nonstick skillet and spray with cooking spray. Scoop tuna mixture, using about 1/3 cup for each cake, into skillet. Gently flatten cakes with spatula.

Cook for 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

Amanda's Analysis:
I thought these tuna cakes were very good! I liked that they were quick and simple and that we had all the ingredients already. They could have used some sort of sauce but I can't quite think of what would have gone well with them. Perhaps tartar sauce, but that might have been too much flavor. I give them 6 spoons.

John's Jibba-Jabba:
These were a bit dry and definitely needed a sauce or something. I agree that tartar sauce would not work. I think that something like the sauce used for shrimp cocktails would work very nicely. We may have to try that next time. I think these guys deserve 5 spoons but they could do much better next time with a sauce.

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