Asian potato cakes with oriental coleslaw

Name: Asian potato cakes with oriental coleslaw
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese recipes
Ingredients: 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

Easy
March 2007

Easy
March 2007

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Ready in about 75 minutes

This Asian-inspired potato cake recipe, made with sweet potatoes, polenta and Thai curry paste, makes a lovely vegetarian starter or light dinner.

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 422kcals
Fat: 16.6g (2.2g saturated)
Protein: 10.9g
Carbohydrates: 59.1g (10.6g sugar)
Salt: 0.5g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 422kcals
Fat: 16.6g (2.2g saturated)
Protein: 10.9g
Carbohydrates: 59.1g (10.6g sugar)
Salt: 0.5g

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Ingredients

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

Method

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.
Mix the coleslaw ingredients in a large bowl but reserve half the zest and coriander. Season and set aside.
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.
Mould the mixture into 8 cakes, then coat each in flour, egg and polenta. Fry in batches in a little oil for 3-4 minutes a side, until golden. Serve 2 per person with coleslaw and extra lime wedges.