Baked Tuna Potatoes

Fish Suitable

Tuna (Bluefin or Albacore - Canned)

Cooking Utensils

Oven preheated @ 205°C/400°F

Cooking Time

2 hours

Ingredients

• 8 Large Potatoes
• 250 gms of drained Tuna
• 2 table spoons of Olive Oil
• 1/3 cup of Mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup Sliced Celery
• 1 Grated Onion
• 2 table spoons Chopped Parsley
• 1/4 tea spoon Paprika
• 1/2 tea spoon Salt
• 1/8 tea spoon Pepper
• 2 cups of Grated Cheese

1.	Wash potatoes and rub skins all over with Olive Oil.
2.	Prick with fork. Bake on oven rack in preheated @ 205°C/400°F. oven for 1½ hrs or until tender. Set aside for about 60 minutes to cool down.
3.	Meanwhile, mix drained tuna with mayonnaise, celery, grated onion, salt, pepper and parsley.
4.	After potatoes have cooled down, cut in half length ways.
5.	Scoop out potato with a table spoon leaving a 1/8 inch thick shell.
6.	Add scooped out potato to tuna mixture. Blend well with several forks, simply by lightly tossing the mixture.
7.	Spoon tuna and potato mixture into potato shell, mounding high.
8.	Top each potato with some grated cheese.
9.	Arrange prepared potatoes back onto a baking dish.
10.	Heat in a 175°C/350°F oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
11.	Serves 8 People. Be warned - they are extremely filling !