Tuna And Sweetcorn Soup Food

TUNA CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan, add celery, onion and carrots.
• Saute over medium high heat for 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, add flour and thyme, cook and stir 2 minutes.
• Add corn, milk, tuna and clam juice, increase heat to medium high stirring constantly until mixture reaches a simmer.
• Reduce heat to low, add salt and pepper, and gently simmer until vegetables are tender, adding more milk or clam juice if necessary.

TUNA AND SWEETCORN BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan and add onion.
• Cook gently till soft.
• Stir in curry powder, paprika, and flour.
• Cook for 1 minute, stirring.
• Gradually stir in stock and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Add milk, lemon peel and sweetcorn and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tuna, breaking it up into flakes and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle in parsley and garnish each serving with a little cheddar cheese.

CURRIED TUNA & SWEETCORN SAUCE

Steps:

• Chop the onion, and soften it in the butter with the curry powder.
• When the onion is soft, remove the pan from the heat. Toss in the drained tuna and drained sweetcorn, and stir thoroughly.
• Dissolve the cornflour in a little of the milk, then add all of the milk and the cornflour-milk mixture to the contents of the saucepan. Beat rapidly with a wooden spoon.
• Return the pan to the heat, and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.
• When the sauce is bubbling and thickened, stir in the lemon juice and coriander/parsley, then season with salt and pepper.
• Serve hot, with rice or pasta or toast or baked potatoes.

TUNA, BEAN AND SWEETCORN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the tuna lightly with the sweetcorn, onion and kidney beans.
• Season well with salt and pepper.
• Divide the salad leaves between two plates. Season lightly. Pile tuna salad on top.
• Drizzle over the olive oil and lemon juice. Sprinkle with chili powder. Serve with toasted bread.

TUNA PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
• Boil 600g rigatoni for 2 mins less time than stated on the pack.
• To make the sauce, melt 50g butter in a saucepan and stir in 50g plain flour.
• Cook for 1 min, then gradually stir in 600ml milk to make a thick white sauce.
• Remove from the heat and stir in all but a handful of the 250g grated cheddar.
• Drain the pasta, mix with the white sauce, two 160g drained cans tuna, one 330g drained can sweetcorn and a large handful of chopped parsley, then season.
• Transfer to a baking dish and top with the rest of the grated cheddar.
• Bake for 15-20 mins until the cheese on top is golden and starting to brown.

TUNA, SPRING ONION & SWEETCORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• Mix the milk and eggs together in a jug with ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp ground black pepper. Sift the flour into a bowl, make a well in the centre and pour in the egg mixture in a thin, steady stream, whisking well until combined. Stir in the sweetcorn, spring onions, lemon zest and tuna.
• Heat a drop of oil in a non-stick or cast iron frying pan over a medium heat. Drop spoonfuls of the batter into the pan and cook until crisp and golden, about 2-3 mins, flip and repeat on the other side (you'll need to do this in batches). Keep warm in a low oven and repeat with the remaining batter.
• Serve the hot fritters with the lemon wedges for squeezing over, the soured cream and hot sauce, if using.

SWEET AND SOUR TUNA

Steps:

• Drain the can of pineapple, reserving the juice.
• In a saucepan combine 1/3 cup of the pineapple juice [set aside the rest], bell pepper, pineapple chunks, bouillon cube & water.
• Heat the mixture to boiling, then reduce heat & simmer 5 minutes.
• Mix the cornstarch with the remaining pineapple juice, soy sauce, vinegar & sugar, then stir that mixture into the hot pineapple mixture.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened & bubbling.
• Add the tuna chunks & butter, carefully stirring. Heat through.
• Heat the chow mein noodles, & spoon the tuna mixture over the noodles before serving.

TUNA AND SWEET CORN MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat grill on high. Grill bread for 2 minutes each side or until lightly browned.
• Combine tuna, corn, cheese, mayonnaise and parsley in a bowl. Top toast with tuna mixture. Season with pepper. Grill for 3 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Serve.