Crispy on the outside, with a tender and delicious filling of spiced canned tuna and potatoes, these Sri Lankan Fish Cutlets are a tasty snack or appetizer to serve at your next get-together.
Ingredients
- 1 potato (boiled)
- 1 5 oz. can of tuna or 5 oz can of chicken or 5 ozs of ground beef or turkey
- 1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
- 1/2 a Jalapeno seeds removed and chopped
- 1 tbsp.. finely chopped onions
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 cup breadcrumbs to coat
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco Green Jalapeno sauce
- Oil of choice for frying (about an inch deep to fry the cutlets in)
Instructions
- If the potato is uncooked, then place it in a large pan and let it boil/cook for about 30 minutes. When it is cooked through, remove it from the pan, place it in a large bowl, and roughly mash it up with a fork. You can leave the skin or remove it if you prefer.
- Drain the canned tuna well and add it to the potato.
- Peel and chop the onion and garlic, and chop up the jalapeno.
- Add the garlic, jalapeno, onion, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco Green Jalapeno sauce to the tuna and potato mix and combine well.
- Form this mixture into balls and flatten slightly and set aside.
- In another bowl, mix 1 teaspoon Tabasco Green Jalapeno sauce and the egg together in a bowl.
- Then, place the breadcrumbs in another bowl or plate.
- Dip the tuna potato balls into the egg mix and then into breadcrumbs. Repeat until all the tuna and potato balls are coated with breadcrumbs.
- Place the oil in a large deep fan (for frying) and place on stove to heat up
- When oil is heated, drop cutlets into it (about 3 or 4 at a time) and fry till golden.
- Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg
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