A tasty and healthy okoy made from tuna chunks and combination of vegetables such as squash, carrots, sweet potatoes (or kamote). This appetizer is very suited to picky eaters like kids who doesn’t want to eat fish or vegetables. You can give them a chance to eat vegetables in a different way that is crisp and tasty. And also, I have a tasty sweet and tangy vinegar dipping sauce which I’m sure you will love!!!
How to Cook Tuna Vegetable Okoy
A tasty and healthy okoy made from tuna chunks and combination of vegetables such as squash, carrots, sweet potatoes (or kamote).
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 133kcal
Ingredients
- 1 medium can tuna chunks in oil or in water drained and flaked
- 250 grams sweet potato kamote, cut into strips
- 250 grams squash cut into strips
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 medium size carrot cut into strips
- 1 pc bell pepper chopped
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tbsp. spring onions chopped
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- cooking oil for frying
Vinegar Dipping Sauce:
- 1/2 cup cane vinegar or white vinegar
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. soy sauce.
- 1 Tbsp. chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
How to Cook Tuna Vegetable Okoy
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, egg, water, salt and pepper. Mix until the batter is smooth and all the lumps disappear.
- Drain the tuna chunks and flake it using a fork or spoon.
- Then in the mixing bowl add the carrot, squash, sweet potato, bell pepper, tuna chunks, garlic, onion and spring onions.
- Mix the ingredients thoroughly until the veggies are well coated with the batter.
- Heat cooking oil in a frying pan about an inch deep. When oil is hot enough, scoop the okoy mixture using a small laddle and pour in the frying pan and shape it like a patty.
- Make 2 to 3 patties on each batch and avoid them sticking on each other. Fry the patties until golden brown on each sides, top and bottom.
- Then transfer to a paper towel lined plate and serve with vinegar dipping sauce (see recipe below).
How to make vinegar dipping sauce:
- Mix all the dipping sauce ingredients in a bowl until the sugar is dissolved.
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