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Veggie Nuggets

Veggie Nuggets

A child-friendly Veggie Nuggets recipe taken from the Quick After Work Cookbook. Try it today!


5/5

2-3

15 mins

Veggie Nuggets

Ingredients

Vegetable oil for deep frying

Cooked brown rice 75g (3oz)

Frozen mixed vegetables 125g (4½oz)

Grated Parmesan-style hard cheese 3 tbsp

Self-raising flour 3 tbsp

Egg 1 medium

Whole milk 3 tbsp

Little Gem lettuce leaves and cucumber sticks to serve (optional)

Sweet chilli sauce or tomato ketchup to serve (optional)

Instructions

1

Heat the oil in a deep-fat fryer or deep wide saucepan to 180°C/350°F. Meanwhile, put the rice into a bowl and stir in the frozen vegetables, cheese and flour. Beat the egg and milk together and mix into the rice and vegetables to make a thick mixture.

2

Drop tablespoonfuls of the mixture into the hot oil, five at a time, and cook for about 5 minutes until golden. Drain on kitchen paper and keep warm while cooking the remaining mixture. You should be able to make ten nuggets.

3

Best served as soon after cooking as possible, accompanied with Little Gem lettuce leaves, cucumber sticks and sweet chilli sauce or tomato ketchup to dip.


Cook’s Tips

If serving to vegetarians, ensure that you buy a hard cheese that’s suitable for vegetarians. Genuine Parmesan is not. To check that the oil for deep frying is hot enough, use a cook’s thermometer or drop a square of bread into the oil: if the oil bubbles around it immediately it is hot enough. You can cook this mixture as chunky pancakes if preferred. Heat a little oil in a large frying pan and drop the mixture into the pan, flattening slightly, then cook for 3–4 minutes on each side. This is a good way to use up leftover rice and vegetables. Any variety of rice will work; chop vegetables into small pieces. Omit the cheese if preferred and add two finely chopped spring onions instead.

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    • Claire mackay
    • 15/07/2019

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