Fried Savory Potato And Onion Cakes

Ingredients

• 3 ounces mashed potato
• 2 ounces bread crumbs
• 1 ounce vermicelli or semolina
• 1 onion
• ½ teaspoon mixed herbs
• ½ teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 teaspoon cream or milk
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons minced parsley
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ ounce butter
• 1 ounce butter for frying

Method

1. 1 Peel the onion and boil it for half an hour in salted water.
2. 2 Chop the boiled onion very fine and mix it with the mashed potato, bread crumbs, vermicelli, herbs, lemon rind, cream, parsley, salt, and pepper.
3. 3 Beat the egg, separating the white and yolk, then add to the mixture and stir well.
4. 4 Form the mixture into little balls, sausages, or flat cakes.
5. 5 Fry in butter until nicely browned, or roll in egg and bread crumbs and fry in oil if preferred.