Tuna-Squash Patties

Description:
In the Philippines, one of the favorite snacks is "okoy", this is made of fried  shredded squash with shrimp on top, that can be dipped in spicy vinegar and can be served with congee "lugaw or goto" or even with rice. What if  there's no available  shrimp and the only vegetable available in your refrigerator is squash? Well, as mother of two growing up kids, I want to provide them with healthy snacks aside from french fries and hamburger. I tried to combine fish and vegetable and used the available ingredients in my pantry. I successfully made a delicious snack not far from a  traditionally Filipino dish which they really missed a lot. I am recommending this to you and make this dish your family's favorite too.

Ingredients:

• 1 can tuna in oil
• 450 grams  shredded/ grated squash
• oil (1 cup for frying)
• 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp cornstarch 
• 1 tsp salt cup water 
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2  large eggs (beaten)
• 1/2 cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs

Procedure:

1. Pat dry the shredded squash with paper towel to drain the excess water and put in a mixing bowl.
2. Drain the oil from the tuna and combine it with the squash the add the chopped onion.
3. Mix the cornstarch, salt. pepper in a small bowl then add the beaten eggs.
4. Combine all the ingredients  then add the panko bread crumb.Mix them thoroughly.
6. Heat the oil in the pan. Make medium -sized patties and fry them until golden brown.
7. Serve hot with steamed rice,congee, or toasted bread  if desired.    
8. Option: For dipping sauce,you can use  soy sauce or vinegar with chopped onion and black pepper .

Happy New Year

Hi everyone,
              It has been more than a month  since I temporarily stop from  posting my recipes on this website. But I'm back now after a long vacation. I became too busy taking care of my family and friends during the holidays. Last Christmas I prepared and cooked many dishes for the Noche Buena like lasagna, roasted chicken wings with garlic and butter, grilled short rib, meatloaf and mashed potato. For the dessert I prepared  fruit salad with shredded young coconut (buko) and  leche plan. Our friend Jun cooked pancit molo soup and our other friend Ice, brought some cookies. It was indeed a festive celebration of Christmas.
              It is part of  Filipino tradition to cook for Media Noche or New Year's Eve. I and  my husband cooked and prepared the table with fruit basket (13 different kinds of fruit), cocktail hotdog, bacon wrap shrimp, chicken-pork adobo with hard boiled egg, gelatin, butchi (rice flour with mashed sweet potato inside, rolled in sesame seed). Our friend Chona, cooked spaghetti, blue berry muffin and fruit salad. It was really fantastic evening, full of fun, with loving friends and of course with great food.
              If you like to know and have the recipe of those food I mentioned, just keep on following my blogspot, or you can give your comment and request for some recipe that you want. Don't worry, I'm your cooking geni, and your wish is my command.


Best regards,
Mhilds