Creamy Tuna Rice Food

HARD TIMES CREAMED TUNA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth and slowly stream milk into the mixture while whisking continually. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir tuna into the milk mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook until tuna is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Ladle tuna mixture over toasted bread to serve.

TUNA RICE BAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan. Add garlic, onion and celery. Cook until onion is clear.
• Stir in flour and cook until frothy. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens.
• Remove from heat.
• Add eggs and cheese, beating until well combined.
• Stir in tuna.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Combine tuna sauce and rice.
• Pour mixture into a greased ovenproof dish.
• Cook at 180C for 20 minutes or until golden.
• Garnish with parsley. Serve hot or cold.

CREAMED TUNA ON TOAST

Steps:

• Thaw frozen peas in a collendar.
• Melt the margarine in a saucepan.
• Add the flour and blend.
• Add the milk, stirring constantly to prevent clumping and stir until creamy.
• Add the tuna, peas, salt and pepper and warm through.
• As the tuna is warming, toast bread.
• After toasted, cut in triangles and spoon tuna mixture over the toast.

CREAMED TUNA AND PEAS

Steps:

• Begin by melting the margarine in a 2-quart saucepan. Use a fork or a whisk to stir in the flour making sure it is smooth. Gradually stir in the milk. If you have a whisk you can go a little faster because a whisk can beat out any lumps. If you are using a fork then go very slowly so you can keep the mixture smooth. When the mixture is smooth stir in the sugar, salt and pepper. Cook and stir the sauce until it begins to boil. Allow it to boil for a full minute by the clock. Now remove the sauce from the heat.
• Drain the peas and the tuna. Stir gently and reheat only till boiling again. Do not overcook or the peas will get mushy. Serve over buttered toast or biscuits, rice, or noodles. The salt may be replaced with celery salt or garlic salt if desired.
• To use fozen peas instead of canned, simply replace the canned peas with 2 cups frozen peas. Allow the sauce to reheat for a minute or two so you will be sure the peas are cooked through. Do not ovecook the frozen peas wither. This is vital for a good dish.

TUNA-MAYO ONIGIRI

Steps:

• Cook your rice according to package directions and let it cool.
• Drain the canned tuna, pressing down on the tuna to remove as much liquid as possible.
• Promptly mix the tuna-mayo in a bowl. Once you've created a smooth mixture, add the soy sauce, and mix again until incorporated. Add pepper to taste and Japanese ichimi spice, if desired.
• Lightly wet the palms of your hands. Spread two to three pinches of salt on your hands, then take a portion of rice in one palm and form a small well. Fill the hole with 1 tablespoon of the filling, and cover with a small portion of rice.
• Create a rough ball with the filled onigiri, and then start shaping into a triangle little by little, by leaving one hand flat and forming a 90-degree angle with your other hand. Turn the onigiri oveer three times to properly shape all three sides. Try to imagine the roof of a house when shaping your onigiri.
• Place the nori sheet so that you can hold the onigiri without your fingers touching the rice. There are several ways to do this: you can choose to cover the onigiri entirely, or just with a strip of nori, or even wrap it as if it were a kimono.

CREAMY TUNA CAULIFLOWER AND RICE

Steps:

• Add the rice, olive oil and 1/2 teaspoons celtic sea salt to 1 1/2 cups water.
• Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat.
• Simmer about 1/2 hour or until done - watch so it does not scorch.
• While rice is simmering, steam the cauliflower in a separate pot.
• In another pot (large enough for everything to eventually fit), saute the onion and garlic in the ghee until the onion is tender.
• Stir in the flour and 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt until smooth (this doesn't take long).
• Remove the onion pot from the heat and stir in the broth and 1 1/4 cups water.
• Put pot back on burner and stirring constantly, bring to a boil.
• Boil and stir for one minute then remove from heat.
• When the cauliflower and the rice are tender, stir them into the broth.
• You can sprinkle with celery salt to taste if you wish.
• Note: Watch the timing on your rice and cauliflower, I often find they finish just as I am stirring the broth. then the race is on to keep things from sticking.
• It is not critical for everything to finish at once. You can wait until the rice and cauliflower are ready before starting the onions if you wish.

IN THE PANTRY TUNA-RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook and drain rice, according to instruction on package.
• Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
• In mixing bowl, combine soup and milk; add salt and pepper.
• Fold in tuna chunks and peas, if using.
• Lightly butter 1 ½ quart casserole.
• Layer half the rice in bottom of dish; add 1/2 of the tuna mixture; repeat layers.
• Combine the cracker/cornflake crumbs and butter until well-mixed.
• Spread over top of casserole.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes until bubbly and topping is browned.
• Enjoy!

EASY TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix soup, milk and peas in medium saucepan. Bring to boil on medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
• Add rice and tuna; mix lightly. Spoon into 2-qt. casserole; sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.