How to Cook Deep-Fried Tuna Fritters

Fritters can be made from a wide range of ingredients; everything from fruit, vegetables, and meat. For canned tuna lovers, tuna fritters make a great tasting and inexpensive treat. Tuna fritters can be served as an appetizer, side dish or finger food snack. Get your kitchen apron on and serve up a dish of nutritious and tasty tuna fritters.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 can tuna in oil
• 1 onion
• 1 egg
• ½ cup self rising flour
• salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat your deep-fryer to 375 degrees.

2. Drain the oil from your canned tuna into a mixing bowl. Don’t be afraid to use the oil from the canned tuna unless you are worried about a few extra calories. The oil in canned tuna is vegetable oil and when mixed in with the other ingredients gives the tuna fritters a unique consistency after it has been deep-fried.

3. Dice up your onion and combine with the other ingredients.

4. Drop the mixture by the spoonfuls into the deep-fryer. Cook until golden brown. Be sure to place on a plate with a paper towel to soak up any excess oil.