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CHRISTMAS CRACKER WITH TUNA FILLING




(makes 16 crackers)

Ingredients: for the filling

2           cans tuna in salt water (drained 119g each)

2           medium onions, diced

2           large potatoes, boiled and diced

30 ml  oil

15 ml  butter

2           large tomatoes, without peels, diced

5 ml    sugar

2,5ml  cayenne pepper

Salt and pepper

8           sheets phyllo pastry

Melted butter to brush the pastry

Chives to bind ends

 

Method for the filling:

1.     Heat the oil and butter in a pan and sauté onions.

2.     Add the potatoes, tomatoes, cayenne pepper, sugar and season to taste.

3.     Add the tuna and heat through.  Leave to cool

Method for the crackers:

1.     Pre-heat the oven at 180°C. Brush a layer of phyllo pastry with butter. Cover with another sheet of pastry, and brush again with butter  and cut into quarters. 

2.     Put some filling (60g) on each square and roll up into a cracker shape.

3.     Secure the ends with string or chives. Brush each parcel with melted butter.

4.     Place the cracker shaped phyllo pastry parcels on a lightly oiled baking tray and bake at 180°C for +- 10 minutes or until golden brown.

5.     Serve with BBQ Sauce on a bed of greens.


GOCHUJUNG BBQ SAUCE:

 

250ml tomato sauce

80ml brown sugar

60g golden syrup

60g gochujung paste

60ml apple cider vinegar

10ml worchestershier sauce

10ml mustard powder

5g crushed garlic, panfry it

Pepper, fine

5g Cayenne pepper

3g smoked paprika

 

Method

1.      Panfry crushed garlic

2.        Add all the other ingredients.

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