Tuna Fish Cakes

Right, here goes with another cheap and easy recipe. I just had it for tea, hence the fact that I have decided to post it.

Tuna Fishcakes

These are quite quick to make and there is nothing difficult about them....

You need (for one person)

• Half a large tin of tuna (you could add the other half to a tomato pasta sauce, or anything else really)


• A spring onion or two (or quarter of a normal onion, although this isn't as good)


• One medium potato


• Some parsley (fresh or dried)


• A squeeze of lemon juice


• Salt and pepper as desired

What you do.....

• Cook the potato (you could peel and boil it, but I cook it whole in the microwave for a few minutes), then put the flesh into a bowl and mash it up


• Stir in the drained tuna, chopped spring onion, parsely (about a teaspoon, maybe a bit more if it's fresh) and lemon, then mix until it all comes together and season to taste (if it won't all stay together, you might want to add a bit more potato, or a little bit of egg)


• Divide the mixture into two and shape with your hands into two balls, then flatten them slightly. If you are doing this a bit before you want to eat, put the fish cakes into the fridge to firm up a bit.


• When you are ready to cook, heat some oil in a pan and fry for 3-4 minutes on each side (depending how thick the cakes are)

That's it! Serve with salad or vegetables. I like to have mine with peas and potato wedges (although as there is already potato in the fishcakes, this is slight overkill on the carbohydrate front, but never mind - I like it!)