This recipe is one that conjures up memories of Sunday night dinners in my childhood. I’m not sure that I was always happy about eating this when I was very young but it sure beat meat and three veg!
The thing about tuna recipes that I love now is that you can make the same recipe each time but by adding a few extra of different ingredients you end up with a different meal each time. This recipe is one of those basic ones that you can start with and add to, depending on what you have on hand e.g. frozen peas and beans, cans of corn or asparagus or fresh zucchini and carrots.
This recipe is from Mum’s oldest recipe book. I have added in the metric measurements. I have also included the Thermomix method. You can’t beat the Thermomix for making white sauce!
You will need:
1 large tin of Salmon or Tuna
3/4 pint milk (350 ml)
1 tablespoon of butter
1 tablespoon Plain Flour
1 pkt of Chicken Noodle Soup
1 cup of Cheese, grated
1/2 cup of Fresh Breadcrumbs or Crushed Potato Chips (1 small packet)(Optional)
Nutmeg, Salt and Pepper to season
Method:
Make the white sauce: melt the butter in a saucepan and add flour.
Combine well and cook the roux on medium to high heat for 1 minute.
Reduce the heat and add the milk slowly, stirring constantly.
Increase the heat again and stir until the sauce thickens.
Add the Chicken Noodle soup and cook for 2-3 minutes on a medium heat, stirring to make sure the sauce doesn’t catch on the bottom of the saucepan and burn.
Add the tin of Salmon or Tuna to the white sauce, mix well and pour the mixture in to greased casserole dish.
Top with breadcrumbs or chips and cheese.
Brown under a grill for approximately 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the crumbs or chips are browning slightly.
Thermomix Adaptations:
To make the White Sauce you will need:
500 grams Milk
50 grams plain flour
35 grams Butter
1 pkt of Chicken Noodle Soup
Nutmeg, Salt and Pepper to season
Method:
Add all ingredients except the soup to the bowl and cook for 7 minutes at 90 C on Speed 4.
Add the soup to the mix and cook for an extra minute at 90 C on Speed 4.
This makes a little more than the original recipe so you might like to add extra fish to the mix.
Follow directions above to assemble the casserole and brown under the grill.
Adding 3-4 hard boiled eggs to this dish adds substance. I sometimes make cheese sandwiches, cut them into quarters and arrange them on the top, instead of grating and crumbing and brown under a grill or in the oven. Anything to make this easier! And as I mentioned earlier, including in a variety of vegetables makes this a new meal every time!
Enjoy!
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