My sister Bethan and I attempted to make our own nut cutlets tonight using mashed potato as a base. They turned out pretty well, even if we did forget about them being under the grill...
This is (roughly) the recipe that we made up while in Sainsbury's...
1 medium sized potato per person
Nuts - 25g per person (we used cashews and walnuts)
Onion x 1
Carrot x 1
Red bell pepper (chopped, as much as you want..)
Sweetcorn (as much as you want...)
Garlic (to taste..I put at least four or five cloves into everything because I love it. )Olive oil
Ground flax - tablespoon (for nutritional reasons but also because it helps keep the burgers together)
Chilli flakes (to taste)
Method
1. Cut the potatoes and boil until soft.
2. Fry chopped onion and garlic in olive oil on a low heat until soft. Add chilli flakes and fry for a minute or so longer before removing from heat.
3. Mash potatoes and add a little olive oil to aid stirring. Add to the pan with onion/garlic/chilli. (Don't apply heat. It's just easier to mix everything in the frying pan than to tip the onions etc into another bowl.)
4. Grind the nuts in a blender or (for example) wrap in a cloth and crush with a rolling pin..
5. Add ground up/crushed nuts to potato/onion mix.
6. Grate carrot and add to mix.
7. Add sweet corn and chopped bell pepper
8. Shape using a burger press (see post about Bean Burgers) or by making the mixture into a ball and pressing down lightly with the back of a spoon.
9. Grill/Lightly fry/Oven cook until they've browned a little. Remember that the potatoes are already cooked so it won't take long.
