Fish Cakes

Ingredients

1.2kg potatoes

1 tbsp butter

¾ cup milk

600g tuna in spring water, drained

1 egg beaten

1 onion finely chopped

1 cup frozen peas & corn mix

75g breadcrumbs

Method

1. Make the mashed potatoes by peeling potatoes and boiling them in a pot. Once soft, drain water, then add butter and milk and mash until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then set aside to cool.
2. Fry onions in a pan over medium heat for 2 minutes, then set aside to cool.
3. In a mixing bowl, put mashed potato, drained tuna, onion and peas & corn. In a separate bowl, beat egg, then add to potato mixture. Combine the mixture then bind together into patties with your hand.
4. If time allows, set patties aside on a plate in the fridge for 30 mins, this will help them to maintain their shape.
5. Fill a plate or shallow bowl with breadcrumbs and cover tuna patties with crumbs dipping them on either side.
6. Add some oil to a frypan on medium heat, add the patties and fry on both sides for about 5 minutes each or until golden brown and cooked through. Serve with you favourite veggies/chips/coleslaw.

Tip:

This recipe works best with cold mashed potato and is a great way to use up leftover mash.

Financial Breakdown

Product	Full Basket Cost	Units Used	Cost of Product Used
Tuna (425g + 185g tin)	$4.28	All	$4.28
Potatoes (2kg)	$3.49	1.2kg	$2.09
Free Range Eggs 700g (12 pack)	$3.99	1	$0.33
Onion	$0.30	All	$0.30
Frozen Peas & Corn (500g)	$2.80	150g	$0.84
Breadcrumbs (500g)	$1.59	75g	$0.24
Total	$16.45		$8.08