Spicy Beef and Potato Cakes

Name: Spicy Beef and Potato Cakes
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 500g lean minced beef; 4 large baking potatoes (mashed); 1 medium white onion; Panko crumbs; 2 cloves garlic (crushed); 2 tsps mild curry powder; 1 tsp turmeric; 3/4 tsp cumin; 2 tsps coriander (ground); 1 beef stock cube; salt; 3 tbs vegetable oil; 2 eggs

6 steps

Prep:1hCook:10min

This is an Anglo-Indian recipe mum brought over from India when we moved to the UK. Among the mixed race British-Indian community these are called Potato Chops. The potato is best unsalted as the mince will be salty and spicy enough. This is tailored for a mild curry pallette. If you want more heat use hot curry powder and add chilli in what ever proportions you prefer. I love mine with a dollop of good old baked beans plus tomato ketchup. Of course this is highly adaptable to a veggie recipe. It's basically a fried potato cake filled with whatever you want.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:49:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories400.5 kcal (20%)

Total Fat17.3 g (25%)

Carbs38.1 g (15%)

Sugars3.4 g (4%)

Protein23.1 g (46%)

Sodium552.1 mg (28%)

Fiber5.9 g (21%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

500glean minced beef

2 tspsmild curry powder

1 tspturmeric

¾ tspcumin

2 tspscoriander

ground

1beef stock cube

salt

3 Tbsvegetable oil

2eggs

Instructions

Step 1

Peel, wash and cut the potatoes into chunks ready for boiling and mashing. Bring to the boil and when soft and starting to break apart, Drain and then mash. Add no butter, milk or salt. Butter/milk will cause the cakes to break up during frying. The meat filling will have plenty of salt so reduce overall salt factor by leaving the potatoes unflavoured.

Pan

Garlic press

Paper Towel

Whisk

Knife

Plate

Step 2

While the potatoes are boiling, in another pan boil the mince in plain unsalted water. Lift of any scum but if you use lean meat you will have little of this.

Step 3

After about 10-15 minutes boiling, add the spices, stock cube and salt to taste. Turn up the heat and reduce down until most of the water has boiled off or been absorbed until you have a moist, thickish consistency of the spiced meat. Remove the meat from the pan and keep aside.

Step 4

In the empty meat pan, add 1 tbs vegetable oil and the sliced onlion. Gently fry until glassy then add the garlic. Continue to fry until the onions caramelise and go brown but do not burn. Once cooked, return the meat to the pan and mix thoroughly.

Step 5

Now you are ready to make the cakes. With your hands, pick up a handful of the potato, roll into a ball and make a dimple. Insert some of the mince into the dimple. Roll back up into a ball adding more potato if needed. You should be able to make a dozen or so. Crack and beat the eggs into a semi large bowl. Dip the cake into the beaten egg and then roll and cover in breadcrumbs of your choosing. At this stage you could stop here, place in a dish, cover with cling film and refidgerate overnight and fry the next day.

Step 6

In a frying pan 2-3 tbs oil. Gently fry the cakes in batches until golden brown, turning often so as not to burn. Dry on kitchen towel and ready to serve with whatever you like!