(Sorry in advance for the lack of proper tags, I’m not sure how to add them on mobile)
So I tend to eat a can of tuna once or twice a week, usually with just a little salt, pepper and a dab of kewpie mayo and stuffed into onigiri. Are there any spices or sauces I can add to make it more interesting? Or any other easy tuna recipes I can make for one, preferably with rice? I really enjoy spicy foods and fermented/pickled things, but I’m not sure the best ways to combine that with something like tuna.
My mom used to make hot potato and tuna salad. It was one of my favorites growing up. It was boiled potatoes, relish, tuna, mayo, salt and pepper, served warm. Really tasty.
Tuna casserole is another tasty option.
If you want to go an Asian route, you can do tuna served on rice with some chili crisp and sliced cucumber.
BBQ sauce. Tastes like pulled pork.
For something totally different: tuna patties
- 2 cans of tuna, drained
- 1 egg
- 1 sleeve of saltine crackers, crushed and divided
- Worcestershire sauce, optional
- Favorite frying oil
Crush crackers into crumbs. Set aside approximately 1/3-1/4 to bread patties. Put remainder into a bowl. Add egg and drained tuna. Add a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce if desired. Mix together and form patties. (I usually get 2 to 4 patties per can.) Coat outside with cracker crumbs, fry in oil until outer crackers are golden brown. Serve and eat.
Can also be made with canned salmon. My kids like eating them with ketchup or steak sauce. This is actually what I’ll be making for supper tomorrow night. You could totally eat this up with spicy ketchup.
Swap you can of tuna with salmon, but don’t tell yourself.
Probably not what you’re looking for but also a neat camping trick so here it is.
Partially open the lid, stuck a folded paper towel inside it so it soaks up the oil and light it on fire. It’ll burn for several minutes and you can use that heat to cook something else.
At the end remove the paper towel and the tuna will have been cooked nicely.
Not what I’m looking for, but still super interesting! I’m looking to camp more this year, I’ll have to try this!
