Potato and Pea Cutlets

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I changed my mum’s Meat Cutlets recipe to Potato and Peas Cutlets. When I was younger my mum made a similar dish.  She added mince meat and potatoes.  Rolled it into a ball and  coated it in eggs and bread crumbs and deep fried the cutlets.

I changed the recipe to a healthier version.   Instead of deep frying I baked it in the oven.  Replaced the meat and added peas and spinach and coated it in egg and breadcrumbs.

Ingredients

100g mashed potato

100g baby peas

1 cup spinach

30g bread crumbs

1 egg beaten

 

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C and line tray with baking paper.

Boil the peas and place in a bowl and gently mash the peas.  Don’t mash them to much.

Chop spinach and add to the bowl.

Add the mash potato.

Mix the ingredients until combined and roll them into 3-4 balls.

Remove two plates.  In one plate place the beaten eggs and another plate place the bread crumbs.

Coat the mixture in the egg and then the breadcrumbs.  Coat evenly.

Place in the baking tray and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until golden brown.

 

Note 

This dish serves 1

Use frozen mash potato and peas.

To make the mash potato healthier do not add cream or milk.  Leave the potato plain.

 

Try these potato dishes

Lamb Cutlets with Spicy Potatoes

Pea and Potato Curry

Mustard lamb with Cauliflower and Potato Mash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beef Patties with Mashed Potatoes

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This were the tastiest mash potatoes I ever made, baked the potatoes the same way I made the pumpkins in the   Pumpkin Mash and Steak dish.  Baked the potatoes in the oven instead of boiling them.  Added the rosemary, garlic, black pepper and salt to the potatoes.

The beef patties were yummy, marinated mince with garlic, onion, Italian herbs, red chillies, black pepper and seasoned with salt.

Made a simple tomato sauce to have with the mashed potatoes and beef parttiie.

 

Ingredients

To make the beef Patties

500g mince meat

1 small onion

4 garlics cloves

¾ inch ginner

½ red chilli

1 tbsp. Italian herbs

1 tsp black pepper

salt to season

1 tbsp. olive oil

 

To Make Mash Potatoes

500g  baby potatoes halved

1 tbsp. fresh rosemary leaves

1 tbsp. olive oil

1 garlic crushed

I tsp. black pepper

pinch of salt

 

To make the Tomato Sauce

1 onion

1 large capsicum

4 garlics cloves crushed

400g canned tomatoes

½ cup basil

½ red chilli (optional)

tbsp. oil

1½ cups water

Season with salt and pepper.

 

Method 

To make the Beef Patties

In a blender add the onions, ginner garlic, herbs chilli and black pepper. Blender until it’s almost a puree,  In a bowl add the meat and spice mixture and combine.  Let it marinate for two hours or more.

Heat a char grill pan. Reduce heat to medium and  add the olive oil.   Make six round Pattie balls and place them on the char grill pan.  Cook both sides for 20 minutes or to your liking.

To make Mash Potatoes

Preheat oven to 200ºC

In a bowl, add the olive oil, rosemary, garlic, black pepper,  salt and mix.  Add the potatoes and combine.

Layer a sheet of aluminum foil and non sticking baking paper on a baking tray, place potatoes on the foil.  Add another foil paper over the potatoes and fold the foil to make a parcel and place in the oven. Bake for 25 minutes.

Once ready, use a masher to mash the potatoes.

 

To make the Tomato Sauce

Heat a saucepan on medium heat with olive oil. Add the onions, capsicum, chilli and garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until soft.

Add the canned tomatoes and cook for two minutes. Add water and bring to the boil,  Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until sauce is thick,

Chop basil and stir through and put heat off.

 

Notes

The dish serves 2-4

You can have the beef patties as a burger or in a sandwich for lunch.

 

Try these Mash or Patties Dishes

Mustard lamb with Cauliflower and Potato Mash

Grilled Beef and Mushroom with Broccoli Mash

Chicken and Vegetable Patties with Kale Salad