Fishcakes with yoghurt tartare

Recipes / Fish

Cooking this can be a family affair — get the kids to help you crumb these tasty tuna and potato patties. Then bake and enjoy them dunked in herbed yoghurt.

Recipe «Fishcakes with yoghurt tartare» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 500g Desiree potatoes, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces, 425g can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked, 1 small red capsicum, halved, seeded, finely chopped, 6 shallots, trimmed, finely chopped, 2 tbsp chopped fresh continental parsley , 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind, 40g plain flour, 1 egg, lightly whisked , 135g mixed-grain dried breadcrumbs, Olive oil spray, 250g low-fat Greek-style yoghurt, 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1 tbsp chopped fresh continental parsley, 1 tsp capers, rinsed, drained, finely chopped.

Ingredients:

  • 500g Desiree potatoes, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces 
  • 425g can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked 
  • 1 small red capsicum, halved, seeded, finely chopped 
  • 6 shallots, trimmed, finely chopped 
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh continental parsley 
  • 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind 
  • 40g plain flour 
  • 1 egg, lightly whisked 
  • 135g mixed-grain dried breadcrumbs 
  • Olive oil spray 
  • 250g low-fat Greek-style yoghurt 
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh continental parsley 
  • 1 tsp capers, rinsed, drained, finely chopped 

Instructions

  1. To make the yoghurt tartare, combine the yoghurt, lemon juice, parsley and capers in a small bowl.
  2. Cook the potato in a saucepan of boiling water for 12 minutes or until tender. Drain and return to the pan. Coarsely mash. Set aside to cool.
  3. Combine the potato, tuna, capsicum, shallot, parsley and lemon rind in a large bowl. Divide into 8 portions. Shape each portion into a 2cm-thick patty. Cover and place in the fridge for 30 minutes or until firm.
  4. Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Place the flour, egg and breadcrumbs in separate shallow dishes. Season the flour with pepper. Dip the patties, 1 at a time, in the flour and shake off excess. Dip in the egg, then in the breadcrumbs, pressing firmly to coat.
  5. Place the patties on the prepared tray and spray lightly with oil. Cook for 20 minutes or until golden. Serve patties with the yoghurt tartare.