So I’m very sure the only original things with cooking is the mix of ingredients,

So with being said, I wanted to know if there’s already a name to this.

What I do is take canned tuna, strain it and then add 2 tbsp of flour. I give it a good stir and then let it sit for 20 minutes. Once the 20 minutes is up, I’ll throw a raw egg and 3 tbsp of flour and then I’ll shake the container so there’s a nice doughy layer over the tuna. I’ll then fry it at roughly 425°F until golden brown (usually only takes a minute two). I’ll remove from the oil and then put over rice or Asian noodles. It’s a great lunch and you can add any sauce that you want to it (even though I recommend sweet or Asian sauces).

So is there an actual name to the tuna i fried? Or is it just a “wing it” kind of thing?

  • @yesman
    15•2 days ago

    Your making Tuna Cake a’la Bachelor.

  • FuglyDuckEnglish
    14•2 days ago

    Breading.

    The “usual” process- with chicken- goes something like:

    1. Marinate in buttermilk, salt and pepper (optional)
    2. dredge in flour, let it sit until it’s a dry gluey surface
    3. dip in egg
    4. dredge in flour/batter/breadcrumbs/panko
    5. Fry

    Usually for chicken tenderloins and kids we just do a dredge in flour with salt, pepper and some chopped herbs (chives, parsley, basil) no marinade.

  • str82L
    4•2 days ago

    Dunno but I’d eat it. Bit of soy sauce and furikake, and maybe some vinegar/lemon.

      • str82L
        1•1 day ago

        Nothing fancy. Kikkoman light soy solves most problems.

  • @Ledivin
    3•2 days ago

    Sounds like just a weird way to bread something 🤷‍♂️ normally you’d take something like a cutlet, dip it in an egg mixture, then dip that in some sort of breading (flour, crumbs, etc.).

    You’ve combined it all into a single step, which is probably fine, overall? I’d guess it gets a little less crispy due to total submersion (and wait time) of the breading