Potato Patties Recipes

Ingredients :

1kg

30g

2

2-3 tbsp

1 cup

1/2 cup

1 tbsp

potatoes, peeled

butter or margarine

eggs, beaten

flour

mushroom stock, including mushrooms

breadcrumbs

sour cream

1. Cook potatoes until tender, drain well.
2. Mash potatoes with half the butter and most of the egg until thoroughly blended.
3. If mixture is too liquid to hold its shape, add a little flour, beat in well.
4. Place potato dough on a floured board.
5. Work it into a thick rectangle. Roll out into a piece about 25-30cm long.
6. Cut into rounds, add a few mushrooms to each.
7. Fold over to form a crescent and press edge together.
8. Brush with remainder of egg, coat with breadcrumbs.
9. Melt rest of butter in a pan and fry patties carefully on high heat.
10. Add about half the patties only at any one time, to avoid burning.
11. Brown patties on each side, 3-5 minutes, turning carefully with a flat knife.
12. When cooked, remove from pan to crumpled kitchen paper to soak up excess fat.
13. Place in a serving dish, add mushroom stock to sour cream.
14. Blend well, serve sauce separately in a sauce boat.

To Prepare mushroom stock:

1. Add 50g dried mushrooms to 1 liter of water in a large saucepan.
2. Soak for 4-8 hours.
3. Bring to the boil.
4. Simmer for 5-8 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
5. Remove mushrooms, drain and chop.
6. Use in sauces or fillings.
7. Strain stock.
8. Freeze or refrigerate for several days.

Serves 6-8

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