Tuna Melt Fritters

2012-07-15

Course: Lunch, Snack

Servings : 12
Prep Time : 5m
Cook Time : 10m
Ready In : 15m

I have been making these tuna melt fritters for a while but completely forgot to post them. Cruel I know. These are delicious, I can’t stand around and watch Harry eating them, so I double the batch and have them for lunch with some avocado, rocket and tomato. Nom nom nom.

Tip: These are similar to my pick-n-mix fritters, so I will often halve that mixture and do half tuna melts and half ordinary fritters. They are all great to have in the freezer.

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Ingredients

1 x 125g can of creamed corn
1 x 125g can corn kernels
1 x 95 gram tuna (or salmon)
½ cup cheese, grated
1¼ cups plain flour
½ cup milk
2 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
Olive oil to fry

Method

Step 1

Whisk milk and eggs together

Step 2

Add all other ingredients and mix until you have a consistent batter

Step 3

Heat the oil in a fry pan over medium, dollop tablespoons full of batter into the pan and cook each side for a few minutes until golden

Recipe Comments

posted by Kez on July 16, 2012

Yum! I reckon my 8 month old would love these
He just tried a tiny corner of a pancake yesterday and ate it well, so I think these would be a hit! Thanks for the idea!

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posted by Allie on July 16, 2012

I hope he does Kez, some babies take to finger food really early. Let me know how you go

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posted by Anonymous on July 23, 2012

Have you ever tried these with gluten free flour? Just wondering if they would turn out as good

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- posted by Anonymous on July 23, 2012
  
  Thanks. Will do!
  
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- posted by Allie on July 23, 2012
  
  Hi, no I haven’t tried them with gluten free flour, I tried them with whole meal and they were good, just a tad less fluffy. I don’t see why they wouldn’t work? If anything they might just be slightly more dense. So maybe not quite as much flour (1 cup plain gluten free) or a bit more milk (3/4 cup)? You might have to play around with the consistency.
  
  Let me know how you go
  
  Allie x
  
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posted by homemademumma.com on July 26, 2012

These are another great success! I was frying them in batches with little Miss 11 Months watching on, so I gave her a bit of the coolest one. She then sat there going “Ta! Ta!” until I gave her more, and is now sat in the highchair going “mmmmm!”

The recipes makes loads too, I might even freeze some for later. Fantastic!

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- posted by Allie on July 26, 2012
  
  Yay, I am so happy she liked them!
  I always freeze a big batch of these and the pick ‘n’ mix fritters, they are so good to have for a quick snack or to bulk up a meal.
  Thanks for the comment x
  
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posted by Rachel on August 6, 2012

A success with my toddler!

This makes quite a large batch, so just wondering how you go about freezing them. Would you put the batter in ice cubes to freeze and then cook from scratch, or cook the whole lot up and freeze them ready-made?

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- posted by Allie on August 6, 2012
  
  Hi Rachel, a success! Yesssss. So happy.
  I cook up the whole lot, then individually wrap in plastic, then pop them all in a freezer proof glad bag. So convenient to just pull them out when I need.
  Enjoy,
  Allie x
  
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posted by Sophie on October 19, 2012

Silly question. But do u drain the tuna 1st if it is in springwater?

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- posted by Allie on October 19, 2012
  
  Hi Sophie, yep I usually drain the tuna first. Ax
  
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posted by Sophie on October 19, 2012

And do u sift ur flour and baking powder when u put it in the bowl. And do u use oil even if u have a non stick fry pan? So excited to cook sth new!!

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- posted by Allie on October 19, 2012
  
  Hi Sophie, you can sift it when you put it in the bowl, and I do use a little brush of olive oil but you don’t have to if you have a great pan! They are kind of like making pancakes? Hope that helps and they are a success Allie x
  
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posted by Christy on January 10, 2013

Hi, can most of these recipes be frozen? I’m working part time and need some meals ready to go for those more hectic nights!

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- posted by Allie on January 10, 2013
  
  Hi Christy, most of our recipes can be frozen, you can definitely freeze this one. Good idea to stockpile some fast meals in the freezer! Ax
  
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