Name: Mini turkey cakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 350 gram potatoes, peeled, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 30 gram butter, chopped; 1 onion, finely chopped; 250 gram cooked turkey meat, finely sliced; 1/3 cup coriander leaves, chopped; 3 lightly beaten eggs; 2 cup fresh breadcrumbs; oil, to shallow-fry; rocket leaves, to serve; Sweet chilli sauce; 1 1/2 cup water; 1 cup sugar; 1 5mm piece, peeled, sliced ginger; 1 finely chopped long red chilli; 1/2 cup picked leaves mint; 1 juice lime; fish sauce, to taste

Ingredients

350 gram potatoes, peeled, chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

30 gram butter, chopped

1 onion, finely chopped

250 gram cooked turkey meat, finely sliced

1/3 cup coriander leaves, chopped

3 lightly beaten eggs

2 cup fresh breadcrumbs

oil, to shallow-fry

rocket leaves, to serve

Sweet chilli sauce

1 1/2 cup water

1 cup sugar

1 5mm piece, peeled, sliced ginger

1 finely chopped long red chilli

1/2 cup picked leaves mint

1 juice lime

fish sauce, to taste

Method

Mini turkey cakes

1.Place potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil on high. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 8-10 minutes, until tender. Drain well. Mash with garlic. Cool slightly.

2.Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan. Saute onion 1-2 minutes, until tender. Add to potato with turkey. coriander, 1 egg and 1/4 cup breadcrumbs. Season to taste and mix well. Chill 1 hour.

3.Preheat oven to slow, 150°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

4.Shape 1 1/2 heaped tablespoons of potato mixture into flattened patties. Dip in extra egg then roll in remaining breadcrumbs to coat. Place on tray. Chill 15 minutes.

5.Heat oil in a large frying pan on medium. Cook patties in 3 batches, 1-2 minutes each side, until golden. Drain on paper towel. Keep warm in oven. Top with rocket leaves and serve with sweet chilli sauce.

Sweet chilli sauce

6.In a small saucepan, combine water and sugar. Stir over a low heat until sugar dissolves.

7.Add ginger and chilli, and simmer 3-4 minutes, until mixture becomes syrupy. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Add mint, juice and fish sauce.

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