CORNED BEEF POTATO CAKES WITH RED ONION CHUTNEY
Ingredients
- a little olive oil
- 50g/1¾oz diced leeks
- 1 clove garlic
- chopped
- 400g/14oz potatoes
- mashed
- 1 egg yolk
- 150g/5¼oz grated corned beef
- a little plain flour
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- olive oil
- 100g/3½oz red onion
- diced
- 1 dried red chilli
- 50g/1¾oz tomato
- diced and de-seeded
- 50g/1¾oz brown sugar
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Heat some of the olive oil in a frying pan and brown off the leeks and garlic.
- Remove from the heat and add the mashed potato along with the egg yolk and corned beef. Mix well.
- Coat your hands in a little flour so the potato doesn't stick
- and form the mixture into four equal patties
- approximately 5cm/2in in diameter. Add salt and pepper and shallow fry the patties in a little more olive oil until golden brown on both sides.
- To make the chutney
- heat a saucepan with a drizzle of olive oil
- the red onion and the chilli. Cook until browned.
- Add the tomato
- brown sugar and seasoning
- and allow to caramelise for five minutes.
- Serve either hot or cold with the potato cakes and some ripped salad leaves.

