Sweet Potato Cakes
Vegetarians needn’t miss out on the comforting burger with these sweet and spicy potato cakes. Delicious served with a crispy green salad and a dollop of fruit chutney, children will love making these too. Quick to make and packed full of flavour, they can be made in advance and kept covered in the fridge
Sweet Potato Cakes
Ingredients
- 1 kg sweet potatoes peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 100 g plain flour
- Salt and pepper
- 3 tbsp spring onions sliced
- ½ fresh chilli chopped
- Knob of butter
Instructions
- Boil the sweet potatoes until cooked (about 15 minutes). Drain, and leave to dry.
- Place the sweet potato chunks, soy sauce, flour, spring onions, chilli in a mixing bowl. Season, and mix together with your hands until smooth.
- Melt a knob of butter in a large frying pan. Use a table spoon to scoop out some of the sweet potato mix and place in the frying pan, flattening with the back of the spoon to create a burger shape.
- Fry on a medium heat for about 5 minutes on each side, until cooked.
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Notes
Add a healthy twist to the traditional burger by serving it with spinach leaves and natural yoghurt
