There are a number of recipes similar to this, from fish cakes to yam balls, but this i put together in my head at work while i was mentally going through my fridge. Left over fresh ingredients here and there, chicken breast too small to do anything much with, a few potatoes and a sprig of fresh parsley and some left over breadcrumbs...
5 Potatoes
1 Egg
100grms boneless chicken breast
Quarter cup of breadcrumbs
Garlic
Pepper and salt
2 Tablespoons olive oil
Half teaspoon dried oregano
Parsley
Peel and cook potatoes until soft and set aside with about half a cup of water left in the pot.
Cut chicken breast into small pieces and cook, seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic for 10 minutes.
Pour chicken and stock into food processor or even blender and blend with you have a smooth paste. Add water as needed but be careful not to put too much.
Pour chicken paste, potatoes with the water into a big bowl, break in an egg, add breadcrumbs, chopped parsley and oregano and mash all together with a potato masher. You can also do this in a mortar.
Mix properly with a spoon so that all the ingredients are properly incorporated. Taste for seasoning.
Add oil to pan and turn your heat up. Mould your patties and fry for 5 minutes on both sides. No need to bother pushing or prodding it when its frying or you will only end up breaking it apart and make it absorb excess oil.
It was yum and very filling, couldn't eat more than 2. So my mismatched left overs gave me a very satisfying new meal.
:)
Interesting that a brand new meal was whipped up from leftovers...talk about recycling...i love potatoes so i'm sure this will taste great
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