Croquetas de Atún
Enjoy our recipe for Mexican style tuna patties, croquetas de atun. They are prepared with chopped onion and cilantro and you can add some serrano pepper if you want them spicy.
We like to serve them topped with our cilantro lime dressing. Other great options are our fish taco sauce or chipotle lime yogurt dressing.
Preparation is quick and easy using pantry staples. You can have the patties and dressing prepared in under 30 minutes with little fuss. They are kid-friendly and easy on the budget.
How to Make
These patties come together quickly with economical pantry staples.
Ingredients:
- canned tuna (water-packed)
- eggs
- onion
- cilantro
- breadcrumbs
- cooking oil
- salt
Finely chop the cilantro and onion.
Drain the tuna. Press to remove as must liquid as possible.
Put the tuna, onion, cilantro, and salt in a mixing bowl.
Mix until the ingredients are evenly dispersed.
Place an egg-sized scoop of tuna mixture in the palm of your hand and form into a tight patty. Do this with all of the mixture.
Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl then dip each patty in the egg.
After dipping each patty in the egg coat the patty in breadcrumbs.
Place the coated patties on a plate until they are coated.
Fry the patties in ½ cup cooking oil over medium-high heat.
Turn once when frying. Cook until both sides are golden brown.
Place the cooked patties on paper towels or paper napkins to remove any excess oil.
Serve the patties on a bed of lettuce with our cilantro lime dressing. Recipe Below.
This is a great dish to serve on Meatless Mondays or for Lent.
Alternate Names
- Tuna Croquettes
Tuna Patties Recipe
Equipment
- Kitchen knife
- Cutting board
- Kitchen spoon
- mixing bowl
- Frying pan
Ingredients
Tuna Patties
- 4 5 oz. cans tuna water packed
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups bread crumbs
- ½ cup cilantro finely chopped
- ½ cup onion finely chopped
- 1 serrano pepper optional
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¼ cup cooking oil
Serving
- 8 leaves iceberg lettuce hand torn
- 1 cup cilantro lime dressing recipe below
Instructions
Tuna Patties
- Finely chop the onion and cilantro.
- Drain the tuna. Press to remove as must liquid as possible.
- Put the tuna, onion, cilantro, and salt in a mixing bowl then mix until the ingredients are evenly dispersed.
- Place an egg-sized scoop of tuna mixture in the palm of your hand and form into a tight patty. Repeat until all of the tuna mixture is used.
- Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl then dip each patty in the egg.
- After dipping each patty in the egg coat the patty in breadcrumbs.
- Place the coated patties on a plate until the are all have been coated.
- Fry the patties in ½ cup cooking oil over medium-high heat. Turn once when frying. Cook until both sides are golden brown.
- Place the cooked patties on paper towels or paper napkins to remove any excess oil.
Serving
- Shred the lettuce leaves by hand and serve 2 patties on a bed of lettuce with our cilantro lime dressing for each person. Recipe Below.
Notes
Nutrition
Cilantro Lime Dressing
Equipment
- Kitchen knife
- Cutting board
- Blender
- Serving bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped cilantro (about 12 sprigs) loosely packed
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp. lime juice
- 1 clove garlic
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 ½ tbsp. white vinegar
- 1 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Rinse the cilantro well and pat dry with paper towels.
- Remove the stems and discard.
- Roughly chop the cilantro.
- Add all of the ingredients to your blender and blend for 1 minute.
- Refrigerate and allow to rest for 2 hours before serving.
Notes
- Apple cider vinegar for the white vinegar.
- Plain unsweetened yogurt for the Greek yogurt.
Nutrition
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