chicken cakes
500 g | chicken (or turkey) mince (or chicken breasts, whizzed up in a food processor) |
½ | red, yellow or orange pepper, diced |
1 | onion, finely chopped |
1 pinch | chilli flakes |
½ | a chicken stock cube |
2 cloves | garlic, minced |
4 tbsp | extra-light mayonnaise |
½ tsp | salt |
¼ tsp | black pepper |
2 shakes | Tabasco sauce |
25 g | panko |
1 | egg, beaten |
2 tsp | dijon mustard |
in a large pan, spray in some oil over a medium-high heat and add the onions, pepper, chilli flakes and crumble in half the chicken stock cube, and cook together for about 3 minutes |
add the garlic and cook for another minute |
add HALF of the raw chicken mince (you read that right – trust me) to the pan, and cook until cooked though – it’ll take about 3 minutes |
remove from the heat and set aside to cool |
in a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, salt, pepper, tabasco, panko, egg and dijon mustard |
add the cooked chicken (wait until it’s cool enough to hold) and the remaining raw chicken (it’ll be fine! honestly!) and mix really well together |
divide the mixture into 8 balls and flatten each one into a burger shape (this burger press is only £3.50 and will do the job nicely) |
plonk onto some greaseproof paper so they don’t stick and pop in the fridge for about half an hour to let them firm up – pour yourself a gin |
spray a large frying pan with oil and whack on to a medium-high heat |
using a spatula, add the chicken cakes to the pan (you might need to do it in batches) and cook for about 4 minutes per side until cooked through |
serve and enjoy! |