{"id":7832,"date":"2022-09-25T11:34:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T11:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=7832"},"modified":"2023-03-22T12:43:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T12:43:39","slug":"recipes-for-success-veg-drawer-fritters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/2022\/09\/25\/recipes-for-success-veg-drawer-fritters\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipes for Success: Veg drawer fritters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recipes for Success is a series of recipes from experts in the food and drink industry. Originally created as a recipe book for new students, alumni chefs, food bloggers and restauranteurs generously share their delicious, easy-to-make recipes. Find out more about our kitchen savvy Cardiff alumni while making something yummy!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Meet the chef<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ross Clarke (MA 2014) studied Magazine Journalism and is now a food and travel writer for titles such as National Geographic Traveller and The Independent. He specialises in food from Wales and Spain and publishes a weekly newsletter all about Welsh food and drink called The Welsh Kitchen.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>There comes a point when you look in the fridge and see a few random items in the veg drawer. If you\u2019ve not got pasta or rice, then these fritters are just the job. They\u2019re great as part of a cooked breakfast, a quick dinner, or a mid-afternoon snack.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let’s get cooking…<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Shopping list<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serves 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\/2 a large sweet potato or a potato
\n1 medium carrot
\n1 small onion
\n1\/4 teaspoon ground cumin
\n1\/2 teaspoon chilli powder
\n1\/2 teaspoon English mustard powder (or a dollop of mustard)
\n3 tablespoons of flour
\n1 free-range egg
\nBacon and egg (optional)<\/p>\n

What you\u2019ll need<\/strong><\/p>\n

Large bowl or large saucepan<\/p>\n

Cheese grater<\/p>\n

Spoon, fork or your hands<\/p>\n

Frying pan<\/p>\n

Spatula, fish slice or knife<\/p>\n

Kitchen roll<\/p>\n

Method<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 1<\/p>\n

Grate the sweet potato and carrot into a large bowl.\u00a0Chop or grate the onion and add to the bowl. Stir the vegetables together. Pat down firmly with kitchen roll to absorb moisture.<\/p>\n

Step 2<\/p>\n

Add the cumin, chilli powder, mustard and flour to the bowl and mix until everything is evenly coated.\u00a0Crack the egg in a cup and whisk with a fork. Add the egg to the other ingredients to form a sticky mixture.<\/p>\n

Step 3<\/p>\n

Heat a drizzle of oil or butter in a frying pan over a medium-low heat. Make palm-sized burgers with the mixture by squeezing and squashing them with your hands and place them in the hot pan.<\/p>\n

Step 4<\/p>\n

Cook for five minutes until the underside is brown, before flipping and cooking for a further 5 minutes. Pop them in a warm oven or under a low grill while you cook the rest.<\/p>\n

Step 5<\/p>\n

Stack on a plate and top with bacon or a fried egg or eat them as they are.<\/p>\n

Optional <\/strong><\/p>\n

You can use gluten-free flour and substitute the egg for a splash of ketchup or apple sauce to make it vegan.<\/p>\n

Our alumni tester, Tesni Street (MA 2017), says\u2026\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI had so much fun with this dish. It\u2019s a great one for experimenting and adding other vegetables like courgette or pepper. I bet it would be really nice with some tzatziki on the side, too!\u201d<\/p>\n

Enjoyed this recipe? We\u2019ve got lots more where that came from in Recipes for Success<\/a>. Dig in!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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