Meatless Fridays: Century Corned Tuna Ala King

Mabuhay!

On my quest for a healthier lifestyle, I want to start eating less meat, or at least abstain from eating it, once a week.

Thank God for Century Tuna dahil di ko kering maggulay-gulayan lagi! 

Welcome to the newest category on my blog: "Meatless Fridays"

Century Corned Tuna Ala King

Ratings (1-5 scale, 5 being the highest):

Level of easiness: 5

Taste: 5

Impress the guest factor: 5

Watchunid:

3 Tbsp. butter

3 Tbsp. flour
1/2 cup water
Himalayan Pink Salt, Saturday Salcedo Market
or ancient sea salt, Rustan's grocery

Can I just say, my friends teased me about using Himalayan Pink Salt — very "shala" (soshal) lang daw. Haha! So, that particular ingredient is dedicated to Divine Lee and Charina Sarte! Pink is fashion! Alam n'yo yan! Sorry, Nix walang EVOO today. LOL

1 can Century Corned Tuna, 1 can Century Chili Corned Tuna

Whole wheat slice bread without crusts

1/2 onion, chopped; 1 small pack of frozen peas (thawed); 1 whole carrot, cubed

1 1/2 cups Angel Evaporated Filled Milk

Easy Peasy:

To make the whole wheat toast cups:

Step 1: Using a rolling pin (if you don't own a rolling pin, you can use a glass bottle instead), flatten the whole wheat bread
Step 2: Place the flattened bread  into a muffin pan

 Step 3: Bake the bread in the oven at 375 º for about 15 minutes, or until light brown

 To make the Century Corned Tuna filling:

Step 1: Melt the butter in the pan

Step 2: Add the flour

Tip: Cook the roux (cooking equal parts of butter, flour, and milk. It's usually used as base for making gravy and soup) in low to medium heat to avoid burning it.

Step 3: Slowly add 1 1/2 cups of evaporated milk, while continuously mixing the roux
Step 4: Add the 1/2 cup of water
Season with Himalayan Pink Salt
Be careful not to burn it.
Tip: You can add more water if needed or if you want the gravy to have a thinner consistency.

Step 5: Using a whisk, mix the white gravy.
Tip: Do a figure "8" when whisking. This will easily take out the clumps.

Step 6: Add all the veggies to the white gravy and stir

Step 7: Add the cans of Century Corned Tuna (drain the oil), stir till the veggies cook
Tip: Don't overcook the veggies to create a crunchy texture to the dish.

Makes 12 small servings

Plating:

Serve with a smile! :D

Creamy, healthy, goodness! So delicious!

Me: "Try this Corned Tuna Ala King I cooked! It's really good!"
Aryanna: "No."
Me: "Aryanna! Try it!"
Tom: "Don't force her, Jen."
Aryanna: "I only eat plain tuna, mom. You know that."
Tom: "Are those peas in there? I don't like peas."
Me: "Kaloka kayo... I need your opinion guys before I blog about this dish!"
Aryanna: "Fine." *Tastes*
Tom: "Fine." *Tastes*
Me: "So..."
Aryanna: "Is there tuna in here?"
Me: "Yes! Two whole cans!
Tom: "Ooh... It's got a bit of kick!"
Me: "What? Tell me!"
Aryanna: *Beams* "I hate to admit it, but... it's so good... it's so creamy... it's the best, mom!"
Tom: "Hun, did you make more? This made me hungry."
Me: *Jumps for joy* *Beams with pride*
Aryanna: "How did you make the bread cups? They're shhhooo kyoot!"
Tom: "Yeah, the bread cups are cool. How did you make them?"
Me: "You have to read my blog to find out."
Aryanna: "Mom!"
Tom: *With an English twang* "Kalowkah kah!"

This recipe is easy to make and yummy! You can prepare this dish as the main course, snack for both grown-ups and kids, and also serve it as a party treat! Enjoy!


Shoppingero/shoppingera, when was the last time you tried something new?