CHICKEN AND CORN PATTIES



Ingredients:

  • 200g chicken breast – minced

  • 1/3 large fresh corn-on-the-cob (refer to note 1)

  • 3 pieces of water chestnuts – finely diced

  • 10 strings of fine French beans – finely diced

  • 1 small red onion (about 60g) – minced

  • ½ cup normal breadcrumb/ panko crumb (Japanese breadcrumb)

  • 2 ½ tbsp cornflour

  • 1 large egg (lightly beaten)

  • 2 tsp cooking oil (I used olive oil)


Seasoning:

  • 1 tsp salt

  • ¾ tsp sugar

  • ¼ tsp paprika (optional)

  • Dash of pepper


Directions:

  1. Put chicken breast, sweet corns, water chestnuts, fine French beans and red onion into a mixing bowl and combine well. Add in breadcrumb and cornflour to the mixture.

  2. Add in egg, seasoning and oil. Stir in one direction until the batter is well distributed.

  3. Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan. Drop1 tablespoonful of batter into the pan and flatten slightly with a spatula/ fork. Lower heat and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Cook the patties in batches. (refer to note 2)

  4. Transfer patties to a serving plate lined with kitchen paper. Best to serve warm with dipping sauce.


Notes:

  1. Remove the outer leaves and thin hairs (silk), wash and rinse and then carefully run a knife down the cob to cut out the corns.

  2. Keep the patties manageable at a heaped tablespoon. Too large a patty will take longer to cook and the patty may break up. Use a spoon to scoop the batter and a fork to scrape the batter into the pan.

  3. There is no need to pre-cook the fresh corns.