Mauritian Herbed Tuna Croquettes
Food Recipe
Makes approx. 30 Croquettes
Preparation time : 30 mins
Cooking time : 10 mins
Ingredients
1 tin canned Tuna – 130g
3 stale Pain Maisons bread or any stale bread – 500 g (roughly)
thymes
parsely
coriander leaves
spring onions
1 cup sweet corns
1 finely chopped onion
salt/pepper
1/2 cup of liquid milk
1 cup of water ( room temp. )
2 eggs
breadcrumbs/biscuit crumbs
vegetable oil to fry
grated cheese (optional)
Method
Slice your stale breads evenly. In a large bowl throw in the bread slices along with a cup of milk and mix until a mixture is obtained.
Add finely chopped parsley , thyme , coriander leaves , and spring onions ,onions,sweet corns . sieved tuna and cheese to the mixture.
Mix everything altogether again by adding water a little at a time.
Salt and pepper and leave to rest in the fridge for 30mins.
In 2 separate bowls , beat 2 eggs in one and the in the other one spread the bread/biscuit crumbs.
Make small round shaped balls or oblong shaped croquettes and reserve.
Heat pan for deep frying to a medium hot.
Coat croquettes evenly in eggs and then roll into breadcrumbs and fry a batch of 4 at a time.
Allow to fry around 3 mins on each side before flipping until slightly brown.
Strain and serves hot with any dipping sauce of your choice. Best recommended is Coriander Chutney or Chili Paste.
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