Main Dish Recipes - Tuna Croquettes

Ingredients      

• 3 Tbs. Crisco

• 1/4 cup flour

• 2/3 cup milk

• 2 Tbs. finely chopped onion

• 1 Tbs. snipped parsley

• 2 tsps. lemon juice

• 1/4 tsp. salt

• Dash pepper

• Dash paprika

• 2 6 1/2 or 7-oz. cans tuna, drained and flaked

• 2/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs

• 1 egg, beaten

• 1 8-oz. package frozen peas with cream sauce

• Crisco for deep frying

Makes 4 servings

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Method:

1. In saucepan, melt the 3 Tbs. Crisco. Blend in the flour. Add the milk. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.

2. Add the onion. parsley, lemon juice. salt. pepper and paprika; stir in the tuna. Cover and chill thoroughly about 3 hours.

3. With wet hands, shape tuna mixture into 8 cones. using about 14 cup for each. Roll in crumbs. Dip into a mixture of beaten egg and 2 Tbs. water; roll in crumbs again.

4. Prepare peas with cream sauce according to package directions; keep hot.

5. Meanwhile, fry a few croquettes at a time till brown and hot in deep Crisco heated to 350°F, about 3 minutes. Drain on paper toweling. Spoon pea sauce over croquettes.