Potato and Zucchini Fritters with Tuna Sauce
6 servings
70 minutes
Potato and zucchini pancakes with tuna sauce are an exquisite blend of simplicity and refined taste. This European recipe combines tender potato and zucchini pancakes fried to a golden crust with a refreshing creamy sauce made from tuna, olives, and lemon juice. The pancakes are soft inside and crispy outside, while the tangy sauce adds a vibrant accent. The dish is perfect for a cozy home dinner or a festive table. The recipe's origins draw inspiration from rustic cuisine where potatoes are the base of many dishes, and adding zucchini makes it lighter and richer. Serve hot with fresh herbs and enjoy the harmony of flavors.
1
Prepare all the ingredients.
2
Peel the potato, wash it, dry it with a paper towel, and grate it on a fine grater.
- Potato: 1 kg
3
The potato mass should be well squeezed in parts through cheesecloth.
- Potato: 1 kg
4
Do not pour out the potato juice, let it sit for 10 minutes for the starch to settle, then drain the liquid.
- Potato: 1 kg
5
Peel the zucchini, remove the seeds, and grate it on a coarse grater.
- Courgette: 40 g
6
Whisk the eggs and combine with 2 tablespoons of sour cream.
- Chicken egg: 3 pieces
- Sour cream: 130 g
7
Combine the potato mass, starch, grated zucchini, and sour cream-egg mixture, season with salt and pepper, and mix well.
- Potato: 1 kg
- Courgette: 40 g
- Sour cream: 130 g
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
8
Fry the pancakes in vegetable oil on both sides over medium heat.
- Vegetable oil: 40 ml
9
For the sauce, mash the tuna without juice in a bowl with a fork.
- Canned tuna in brine: 150 g
10
Chop the olives very finely to make 2 tablespoons.
- Pitted olives: 50 g
11
Add the remaining sour cream (100 grams), chopped olives, lemon juice, two tablespoons of olive brine, salt, and pepper to the bowl with tuna, mix, and refrigerate the sauce.
- Sour cream: 130 g
- Pitted olives: 50 g
- Lemon juice: 2 tablespoons
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
12
Serve the pancakes hot with tuna sauce.
