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!!!
A tasty and healthy okoy made from tuna chunks and combination of vegetables such as squash, carrots, sweet potatoes (or kamote).
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: tuna vegetable okoy
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 133kcal
Author: Manny
Ingredients
1medium can tuna chunks in oil or in waterdrained and flaked
250gramssweet potatokamote, cut into strips
250gramssquashcut into strips
1cupall-purpose flour
1cupcornstarch
1medium size carrotcut into strips
1pc bell pepperchopped
1 1/2cupswater
1medium onionchopped
2clovesgarlicminced
1Tbsp.spring onionschopped
1eggbeaten
1/2tsp.salt
1/2tsp.pepper
cooking oil for frying
Vinegar Dipping Sauce:
1/2cupcane vinegar or white vinegar
1Tbspsugar
1/2tspsalt
1/4tsp.pepper
1tsp.soy sauce.
1Tbsp.chopped onion
2clovesgarlicminced
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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