Potato Fritters are perfect for hungry little tummies, and this Spud Lite recipe is packed full of flavour (and a little spice too, add more or less depending on how much zing you and your little people prefer)!
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup olive oil
100gm bacon, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
1 long red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
600gm Spud Lite potatoes, grated and squeezed
2 spring onions, finely sliced
1 cup corn kernals
1/4 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped
1/2 cup plain self-raising flour
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
TO SERVE
1/3 cup tomato salsa
1/4 cup sour cream
avocado, deseeded and diced
METHOD
1. Cook Bacon, Onion and Chilli
Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add bacon, garlic and chilli, stirring until well coated. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
2. Combine Potato ingredients
Place grated, squeezed potato to a large mixing bowl with cooled bacon mixture, spring onions, corn and coriander, stirring until well combined. Now add flour, cheddar, parmesan, eggs, salt and pepper, stirring until combined.
3. Cook Potato Fritters
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan, over a medium heat. Add ¼ cups of potato mixture in batches of four and cook for 4 minutes on each side or until golden and cooked through. Add extra oil between batches, as required.
4. Serve Spud Lite Potato Fritters
Serve fritters with tomato salsa, sour cream and avocado.
ABOUT SPUD LITE POTATOES
25% LESS CARBS THAN THE AVERAGE POTATO
Spud Lite is a golden, creamy potato bursting with nutrition. Spud Lite is super tasty and incredibly easy to prepare. Providing a light, creamy and non-earthy flavour when mashed and a crisp, crunchy, soft pillow texture when roasted or fried, it’s versatility makes it the complete all-rounder.
Spud Lite is a potato variety that has come from natural cross pollination without any genetic modification. The growing period is 20 – 30% shorter than most other varieties, which means it needs less maintenance and feeding. It has also consistently shown that it has a longer shelf life than many other popular potato varieties – meaning less greening and less wastage. Spud Lite is exclusive to us, helping bring back the potatoes to its original glory.
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