Okay let me explain first
why accidental.
Because initially I wanted
to make skewers with the mince meat
but somehow it was too soft and sticky
and ended up in dollops on an oven tray.
But funny enough,
I was so upset as i looked at the
miserable dollops cooking away in the oven,
I took a quick shower,
and when i came back... boy, did they smell amazing!
It tasted great too!
Ingredients:
Chicken nuggets:
1) Mince chicken meat
2) 1 Egg
3) 2 tablespoon of flour
Mash Potatoes:
1) 1 potato (or 2 if your potatoes are small)
2) 1 tablespoon of milk
3) 10 grams of butter
4) Cheese, parsley, herbs (optional)
I served mine with my *homemade pesto*.
Side Veges:
1) French beans
2) Button mushrooms
3) 5 grams of butter
*Serves 1 portion
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Methods:
1) Preheat your oven to 150C.
2) Peel your potatoes, chop them up (not too small or your potatoes will start absorbing too much water and you'll end up with a watery thin mash) and put them in a pot of cold, salted water. Bring them to a boil for 12-15 mins, until you can poke thru your largest chunk of potato without any resistance.
3) In a bowl, mix your mince meat, egg and flour.
4) Line and grease (important!) your parchment paper on your oven tray and drop your mixture onto the tray. Remember not to make it too big chunks or it might not cook all the way thru! Cook for 25-30 mins.
5) Blanch your french beans and mushrooms.
6) Drain your potatoes and leave it to dry for a minute in the pot. Then add butter, milk, optional ingredients and mash it up. (Dont use a food processor as it will overwork the potatoes. A very hard lesson i had to learn. -_-)
7) Drain your veges and mix them up with butter.
8) Start plating your dishes and your nuggets should be pipping hot from the oven right now!
What a happy accident!
and the boy absolutely loved it too.
Have a good weekend everyone! x
