Tuna meatballs with leftover bread

They can be fried or baked: the important thing is to serve them piping hot. They're perfect as a first course, second course, or as a main dish. Use the potatoes to tenderize the meatballs.

tuna meatballs recipe
Preparation time: 20 minutes 
Cooking time: 10 minutes 
difficulty: Bassa

TUNA MEATBALLS RECIPE

La breadcrumbs, with its leftovers, is one of the most important and significant wastes in our kitchens. Yet, starting from the leftovers of the breadcrumbs, you can prepare an extraordinary dish, very healthy: the tuna meatballsFried or baked. With the addition of an equally healthy sauce, and perhaps an anchovy fillet that adds flavor and enhances its benefits. This dish also has another important benefit: you can serve it for lunch or dinner, as a first course, second course, or as a main course. Here, in detail, is the simplest and most effective recipe for tuna meatballs.

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Ingredients

  • 300 gr of tuna
  • 60g grated Parmesan cheese
  • About 120g of breadcrumbs soaked in a little milk and squeezed
  • 2 eggs and 1 yolk
  • Chopped parsley
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  • Extra virgin olive oil for frying

Preparation

  • Mix all the ingredients together: if the mixture is too soft, add a little more moist breadcrumbs. To make the tuna meatballs even softer, add two potatoes, and to make them even tastier, add a few anchovy fillets, a few capers, and a few sprigs of garlic. chive.
  • Form meatballs 5-6 cm in diameter and fry them in hot oil. Alternatively, for a lighter option, bake them in the oven.
  • Serve them at the table with a side of tomatoes or other vegetables of your choice.
  • Also prepare a sauce to accompany the meatballs: mix together a jar of greek yogurt, the juice of half a lemon and then add a pinch of salt, a few cloves of garlic and arugula and chili pepper to taste.

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