9 Reviews of Spicy Tuna Cakes

From: Denise Nachtigal

On Oct 1, 2006

Woooo! Tuna cakes with KICK! My husband and I LOVED these. I left out the tabasco sauce, and it still had plenty of bite in it. I had to make a few alterations due to what I had on hand. I used regular garlic, mayo instead of miracle whip, regualar breadcrumbs, and regular curry powder. However, we're really looking forward to making these with the exact ingredients next time. Thanks for posting this great recipe!!

From: BonnieZ

On Dec 13, 2005

This recipe has delightful flavor to what could be boring tuna cakes. The curry/old bay combination really made the difference and made these tuna cakes stand out. I did make some modifications to the recipe due to dietary reasons, using egg substitute and omitting all salt (using a sodium free old bay) with good results. I also chose to bake them, spraying with a bit of cooking spray to avoid frying and your cornmeal/flour coating did a great job of giving them a bit of a crunch. Thank you Donna for sharing the recipe.

From: Bergy

On Jun 18, 2004

My kind of spicing - excellent flavor - I cut the recipe back to 1 tin of tuna and made 4 fish cakes. Served with a bit of Tartare Sauce, Fresh real baby carrots, new baby potatoes with butter and steamed fresh green beans, steamed. Very economical recipe if you have all the spices etc on hand - I do. Love the cornmeal/flour coating. Thanks Donna for a keeper

From: Sharon123

On May 26, 2004

This was delicious! I could eat it uncooked, but followed the recipe and enjoyed it that way too. I actually served this with barbeque sauce. I'm sure any sauce would be good. Thanks for a nice change for dinner!

From: Jeffsmom

On Jan 4, 2006

I found these to be rather dry.

From: MechanicalJen

On Mar 4, 2008

I loved the idea of this recipe - a jazzed up tuna cake! My fault though, the spicy was too spicy! I'm going to try this again, cutting out the cayenne. I will rerate on round #2.

From: Chef #1088517

On Dec 21, 2008

I made this on friday and it was terrific. One of the reviehe patties are so juicy and flavorful, they dont need a sauce on top, and they were right. I did however enjoy this with a little egglplant salad (baba ganoush). A couple modifications I made: I used matzoh meal instead of cornmeal, regular mustard instead of dijon, and mayo - not Miracle Whip. I also used paprika instead of the cayenne, and skipped the Old Bay sauce (never heard of it..but used crushed bay leaves instead...bad idea!) and skipped the tabasco sauce cuz we didnt have any. They still turned out good. My one caution is they are very greasy to make and need a lot of oil.

From: Paka

On Jun 4, 2008

This was an interesting recipe. I did cut the "hot" spices by half as my tolerance is low for heat! I loved the blending of flavors and never would have thought to use mustard and M. Whip in the patties. My old way seems a bit dull so this is my new adopted way now. Thanks for a great recipe. I didn't think they needed any sauce, they were good just plain, as my kids say.

From: loverania

On Jan 24, 2006

YUUUMMMMMY! These were wonderful. Perfect spice combo. I did omit the cayenne pepper because I was serving it to my kids, but kept the hot sauce. (I made little tuna balls for them and they loved them!) They tasted just like some I had in a restaurant in Charleston, SC years ago.