Ingredients:
- 4 leeks, the white to light green part only, boiled until soft
- 3 eggs
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup finely chopped parsley
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 3 heaping tablespoons of coconut flour
- Optionally, you can add 250 grams of ground beef, seasoned with salt and pepper
Instructions:
- Boil the leeks until they are soft.
- Squeeze the boiled leeks well to remove any excess liquid.
- Chop the onion and parsley in a food processor.
- Add the leeks and the rest of the ingredients to the food processor and pulse until combined. Be careful not to turn it into a mash; you want a coarse mixture.
- Check for seasoning and adjust if necessary.
- Form flat patties from the mixture.
- Fry the patties well on both sides in a pan with hot oil until they are golden brown.
- Alternatively, you can bake them in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius on an oiled baking sheet until they are golden brown, then flip them gently and bake for another 10 minutes on the other side.
Recipe reference and US measures
Leek Patties Recipe Card
Soft leek patties with parsley, lemon and turmeric. Add seasoned minced beef if you want a meat version.
Yield: Not stated
Cook: Until golden; the baked version needs 10 minutes after flipping
Ingredients
- 4 leeks, white and light green parts only
- 3 eggs
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup finely chopped parsley
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 3 heaped tbsp coconut flour
- Optional: 250 g minced beef (about 9 oz), seasoned with salt and pepper
- Oil for frying or greasing the baking tray; amount not stated
Directions
- Boil the leeks until soft, then squeeze out as much liquid as you can.
- Finely chop the onion and parsley in a food processor. Add the leeks and the remaining ingredients. Pulse until combined but still coarse. Do not blend to a purée.
- Check the seasoning, then shape the mixture into flat patties.
- For pan-fried patties, heat oil in a pan and fry on both sides until golden.
- For baked patties, heat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Put the patties on an oiled baking tray and bake until golden. Turn them gently and bake for another 10 minutes.
US measures are approximate. The source does not state a yield, frying time or amount of oil.
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