Crunchy Rosti Coated Lamb Patties

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 shallot, roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 500 g ground lamb
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 200 g feta, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour, seasoned with salt and pepper
• 1 large egg, beaten with 1 tbs cold water
• 1 large floury potato, about 200g
• vegetable oil, for shallow frying
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 place the shallot, garlic and mint in the food processor and whizz until finely chopped.
• 2 add the lamb, rosemary and some salt and pepper and whizz again until the mince is fine and well mixed.
• 3 add the feta and pulse 2-3 times until the feta is roughly mixed into the mince but isn't finely chopped.
• 4 shape the mixture into 8 even sized cakes. dust the cakes in seasoned flour then roll in the beaten egg.
• 5 coarsely grate the potato on to a large plate, then roll the patties until lightly coated in potato.
• 6 heat 1 cm of oil in a large non-stick frying pan and cook the patties in batches for 5 minutes on each side until crisp and golden brown and cooked through, though still a little pink in the centre. serve hot.