Corned Beef Cutlets
By: Glen
Published: Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 3:57am

Ingredients




Corned beef - 12 oz (340g) tin
Potatoes - 3 medium. Remove skin, boil and mash.
Shallots - 3, sliced finely
Green chilly - 1, seeds removed and sliced finely
Egg yolk - 1
Egg white - 1
Spring onion - 1, chopped finely
Five spice powder - Pinch
Cooking oil - For frying

Preparation

1 In a mixing bowl, add the cooled mashed potatoes and corned beef from tin and mix well. 2 Add shallots, green chilly, five spice powder and the egg yolk and mix well. 3 Shape the cutlets using your hands. Each cutlet should be about a thumb's length in diameter and a thumb's width in thickness. The mixture should yield about 15 cutlets. 4 In a deep non-stick pan, add enough oil to submerge half the thickness of a cutlet and heat oil till hot but not smoking. 5 Coat each cutlet completely with egg white before easing slowly into the frying pan. (Careful not to dunk the cutlets in and get scalded by hot oil!) Reduce heat to medium.  Cutlets should continue to sizzle while frying. 6 Fry for 3 mins each side or until nice and golden brown before removing from pan. 7 Dry on paper towels to soak up extra oil before serving.

About

Corned beef cutlets is Eurasian comfort food. I love having these as a side dish with stew and steaming white rice. They also make a great tea time snack.

Comments:
Robin

I have never made these with corned beef, but it is a great way to burn through leftover ham,or poultry.I give them a quick fry to brown them and then into a moderate oven with leftover gravy. We call them "croquettes" in my neck of the woods.