Tuna Meatballs

Too often I find myself preparing the same go-to meals when I open a can of tuna. I’m either preparing my beloved Stewed Tuna recipe or Tuna Salad for a sandwich. This time I wanted to prepare something different but also a dish that didn’t take too long to prepare or that required any fancy ingredients. These Tuna Meatballs were the perfect thing to whip up. I made it into a meal by adding spaghetti but you could easily eat these with rice, put them in a fried bake or have them on their own with a little tamarind dipping sauce.

Using the Grace flaked Tuna in water made this even easier as I didn’t have to go through the steps of mincing/mashing the tuna. This is definitely an easy dish to add to your seafood recipe repertoire.

Tuna Meatballs with Spaghetti

Tuna Meatballs

These Tuna Meatballs using Grace Tuna Flakes in Water are easy to prepare They're great as a snack or a perfect quick fix for lunch or dinner

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Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Caribbean, Tobago, Trinidad

Keyword: seafood

Servings: 9 tuna meatballs

Author: baidawi

Ingredients

• 2 cans Tuna Flakes in Water
• 1/2 medium onion finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/4 tsp scotch bonnet pepper minced *optional
• 3 pimentos finely chopped
• 3 shadon beni leaves finely chopped
• 1 tbsp lemon pepper
• 1/3 cup bread crumbs
• 1 medium egg
• 3 tbsp oil for sautéing

Instructions

See Recipe Notes For Detailed Instructions

• Add ingredients to a bowl then combine well
• Place two teaspoons of mixture into the palm of your hand then form into balls
• Cook tuna meatballs for 1 minute on each side
• Enjoy!

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Notes

The Process

Cut half a medium sized onion

chop finely

add some fresh shadon beni to the mix, you can substitute this with cilantro or dill

chop finely

add pimento peppers or you can substitute this with sweet peppers if you can't get pimentos

just a little scotch bonnet goes a long way

you can always adjust the spice level to your preference

mince a few cloves of garlic

crushed crackers will work just as good as breadcrumbs, this act as a binding agent for the meatballs

add tuna to the chopped veggies and herbs

add "breadcrumbs"

add lemon pepper

and one egg to also help bind the meatballs

mix well

it's important to ensure all the ingredients are well combined

use a tablespoon to measure out even portions

form into meatballs by hand

these are ready to go into the frying pan

place into a frying pan with oil

cook until golden then flip, this will take approximately 4 to 5 minutes

gently flip and continue to cook

you can turn them on their sides as well to make sure the entire surface achieves a golden crust

Serve and enjoy!

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