tuna cakes with mock tartar sauce

Name: Tuna Cakes with Mock Tartar Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## TUNA CAKES; 3 can(s) gourmet albacore white tuna, drained and flaked; 2/3 cup(s) onion, finely diced; 2/3 cup(s) bell pepper, finely diced (try to mix up red and green for color); 2/3 cup(s) celery, finely diced; 2/3 cup(s) buttermilk biscuit mix (from a yellow or blue box); 2 - eggs; 1/4 teaspoon(s) pepper; 2 teaspoon(s) soy sauce; 1/2 teaspoon(s) granulated garlic; 2 1/2 cup(s) panko bread crumbs (didn't really measure the total); ## MOCK TARTAR SAUCE; 1 cup(s) mayonnaise (olive oil or regular); 1/3 cup(s) hot dog relish (mixture of mustard and relish)

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Hope Wasylenki

Gahanna, OH

Updated on Jan 2, 2012

Made these for New Year's - they were great! Not fishy-tasting, either. I'm not a tuna fan as I've said before, but had bought some, trying to add fish into the diet. Even the DH liked them.

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Dinner-sized version of my New Year's Tuna Cakes

prep time 30 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Bake

yield 12-24 pieces

Ingredients

TUNA CAKES
3 cans gourmet albacore white tuna, drained and flaked
2/3 cup onion, finely diced
2/3 cup bell pepper, finely diced (try to mix up red and green for color)
2/3 cup celery, finely diced
2/3 cup buttermilk biscuit mix (from a yellow or blue box)
2 - eggs
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
2 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs (didn't really measure the total)
MOCK TARTAR SAUCE
1 cup mayonnaise (olive oil or regular)
1/3 cup hot dog relish (mixture of mustard and relish)

How To Make tuna cakes with mock tartar sauce

Step 1

TUNA CAKES: Drain and flake tuna, then add to a medium-sized mixing bowl.

Step 2

Add vegetables, seasonings, biscuit mix, soy sauce and 1/2 cup panko crumbs. Mix until all is incorportated. Let mixture sit in the bowl for 20 minutes.
Step 3

Preheat oven to 400°F (375°F for convection).
Step 4

Place remaining panko into a semi-shallow bowl. Lightly grease or spray a sheet pan. Drop tuna mixture into panko one at a time. Coat with crumbs, lightly toss ball from hand to hand to drop off any excess panko and gently place onto sheet pan, flattening to desired size & thickness. Repeat until mixture is used up. Note: I used a 1/4 cup measuring cup to make the patties and it yielded 12-13. If you halve that, you would get 24/26 appetizer portions.
Step 5

Total baking time is 15-16 minutes for the larger cakes. I cooked them for 6 minutes then flipped them over and baked an additional 8 minutes. Since I wanted them a bit browner, I flipped to broil and broiled about 3-4 minutes before removing them from the oven. I'm not sure how long to bake the appetizer-sized ones, perhaps 10-12 minutes.
Step 6

MOCK TARTAR SAUCE: Stir mayonnaise and hot dog relish together.
Step 7

Serve cakes with sauce over top or on the side. (For dinner, 2-3 cakes to a serving)
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