COOKING COMPANION Revitalise your veggies...
PARSNIP, BRUSSELS SPROUT AND BACON POTATO CAKES
This is a jazzed-up version of bubble and squeak and can be adapted to finish up all sorts of leftover vegetables, although parsnips, sprouts and bacon is a particularly satisfying combination.
Serves 4
200g parsnips, peeled and cut into even-sized pieces (alternatively, use leftover boiled, steamed or roasted parsnips)
3 tbsp olive oil
300–400g potatoes, peeled and cut into even-sized pieces
200g Brussels sprouts, outer leaves removed
8 rashers of smoked streaky bacon, finely sliced
Polenta flour (or plain flour), for dusting Salt and pepper
1 Preheat the oven to 200C/ gas 6. Toss the parsnips with salt, pepper and about 1 tbsp of the oil. Spread over an oven tray and roast for approximately 40 mins, until soft and beginning to caramelise. Remove, allow to cool, then roughly chop.
2 While the parsnips are roasting, boil the potatoes in salted water until soft, about 20 mins. Drain
well and mash while warm. Keep your mash as dry as possible so that the cakes hold together; if the mash seems wet, stir it over a low heat for a few mins.
3 Cook the sprouts in plenty of salted boiling water until tender, about 5 mins. Drain well and cut into quarters.
4 Fry the bacon over a medium– high heat with a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan (preferably non- stick) until really crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
5 Keep the leftover oil in the pan to fry the cakes. Mix all the veg with the bacon and season with salt and pepper. Dust your hands with flour then mould the mixture into burger-sized patties. Add the remaining oil to the frying pan, place over a medium heat and fry the cakes in batches until they are golden brown, about 5 mins per side. Add more oil to the pan if you need it. If the first cakes have cooled down by the time you have fried the last, you can reheat them all in the oven for 5–10 mins, until piping hot.
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