Serves 4

Asian potato cakes with oriental coleslaw recipe

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Ready in about 1 1/4 hours

1 small sweet potato, about 200g
400g waxy potatoes, cut into chunks
30g good Thai red curry paste
15g mayonnaise
25g plain flour
1 large egg, beaten
100g polenta or coarse cornmeal

For the coleslaw
400g red cabbage, cored and sliced
100g beansprouts
30g wasabi paste (from supermarkets)
1 medium carrot, grated
1 tbsp mild olive oil, plus extra to fry
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
Juice and zest of 1 lime, plus extra wedges to serve
Good handful chopped fresh coriander


1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6 and bake the sweet potato for 40 minutes, until cooked. Split and scoop out the potato into a bowl, mash and set aside. Discard the potato skins.
2. Mix the coleslaw ingredients in a large bowl but reserve half the zest and coriander. Season and set aside.
3. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes for 15 minutes, until tender. Drain, mash and add to the sweet potato with the curry paste, mayonnaise and the rest of the zest and coriander. Season, mix, cover, and chill for 30 minutes.

Nutritional info
Per serving: 422kcals, 16.6g fat (2.2g saturated), 10.9g protein, 59.1g carbs, 10.6g sugar, 0.5g salt
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