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Tuna Tuesday: Fried Tuna Po’Boy

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 Budget friendly tuna is balled up and deep fried to make a delicious version of the classic po’boy. Crispy and delicious, the fried tuna po’boy is an excellent lunch or dinner recipe!

Fried Tuna Po'Boy

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The Fried Tuna Po’Boy first appeared on this blog in 2010. I actually dreamed this one up all on my own (can you remember days before Pinterest? Me neither). Over the last 7 years it has consistently been one of our most popular posts. It’s been redone and re-imagined by lots of other bloggers out there, but it all started here. And today we are just bringing the Fried Tuna Po’Boy out of the closet and dusting it off a little. The recipe is actually the same, but I would recommend that you whiz up the remolaude sauce in a mini food processor ( I actually threw all of the ingredients in my Ninja smoothie maker). Tuna Tuesday’s are, sadly, no more but we had a pretty good run! We did over a dozen different canned tuna recipes over several years. It really made us get very inventive with the humble can of tuna. Please enjoy the original post and the beginning of Tuna Tuesday’s.

Fried Tuna Po'Boy

As I have said before, I love tuna. I think canned meat of any kind is a wonderful addition to any kitchen pantry. So in honor of the often forgotten and over looked canned tuna, I have started Tuna Tuesdays. You will find recipes here ever Tuesday using one of the cheapest proteins in your kitchen – canned meat!

Fried Tuna Po'Boy

So, for the very first Tuna Tuesday, I made a quick lunch of Fried Tuna Po’Boys. For anyone who doesn’t know, a po’ boy is a Cajun specialty that can be found all over the South and is made with all kinds of seafood. It’s a fabulous change from a ham and cheese sandwich and it’s a great way to shake up a can of tuna!

Fried Tuna Po'Boy

Fried Tuna Po' Boy

A hoagie stuffed with crispy fried tuna balls. I don't know how life could get any better!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Course: dinner
Cuisine: american
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 434kcal
Author: Two Lucky Spoons

Ingredients

  • 2 cans of tuna in water drained
  • 1 egg
  • 1 green onion diced
  • 1 T mayo
  • 1 T pickle relish
  • 1 T dijon mustard
  • 1/2 T capers chopped
  • 1/2 t . lemon zest
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
  • Spicy Remoulade Sauce
  • oil for frying
  • Hoagie lettuce, tomato to serve

Instructions

  • Mix together first 10 ingredients in a bowl. Add in enough breadcrumbs so that the mixture holds together.
  • Heat 1/2 inch of oil in a deep skillet. Shape the tuna mixture into 2 inch balls and roll in remaining breadcrumbs. Fry tuna balls until brown on all sides. Drain on paper towels.
  • Split hoagie rolls and stuff with lettuce, tomato, remoulade sauce and top with tuna balls. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 434kcal
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Filed Under: Lunch, Recipes, Seafood Tagged With: po'boy sandwich, tuna recipes, tuna sandwich, Uncategorized

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Comments

  1. Jennifer @ Jane Deere says

    December 7, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    This Po’Boy looks great! I’m going to give this one a try…sounds good!

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  2. Monica says

    December 9, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    Ok, this is looking seriously good. I have marked it to try it.. like you I’m a HUGE tuna fan!

    Reply
  3. Jun says

    December 18, 2010 at 9:43 pm

    This looks delicious! Definitely will enjoy this!

    Reply
  4. Angela says

    December 20, 2010 at 9:47 pm

    We made these tonight, and we all loved them. Next time I’m going to add some cayenne to add some kick. Thanks for the great idea!

    Reply
  5. Kevin (Closet Cooking) says

    January 1, 2011 at 11:38 am

    What an amazingly tasty take on a po boy!

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    • jodiemo says

      January 1, 2011 at 11:46 am

      Thanks!!

      Reply
  6. Jason says

    April 16, 2011 at 7:34 pm

    Im not a tuna fan but that looks good.
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    • Donya says

      June 4, 2011 at 4:59 pm

      So Good! My new favorite way to eat Tuna!!

      Reply
  7. jodiemo says

    March 31, 2017 at 10:38 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious tuna!

    Reply
  8. Douglas H Wildoner says

    March 3, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    3 stars
    Two cans…. 8 ounce cans or 12?

    Reply
    • jodiemo says

      March 3, 2022 at 8:28 pm

      Thanks for pointing out that typo. That should say 2 – 5oz cans.
      Enjoy!

      Reply

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