In Australia and other countries in the southern hemisphere, pumpkin is served as a vegetable course of the meal. Serve this potato pumpkin cakes recipe with just about any kind of meat. These patties are about the size of a small pancake. You might consider their name a misnomer. These patties are sometimes called Australian potato pumpkin pancakes.
Contributed by: Wendy Staynor, the Australian Pumpkin Lady
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How to Make Potato Pumpkin Cakes Ingredient
1 potato-sized piece of peeled pumpkin
1 large potato
1 egg
1 small onion
1 tablespoon oil
1 clove crushed garlic
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
pinch pepper
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
How to Make Potato Pumpkin Cakes Direction
Peel potato and grate, place in a colander, rinse in cold water, and squeeze out liquid by pressing with a wooden spoon.
Grate pumpkin,
Grate peeled onion.
Mix all vegetables with garlic, soy sauce, pepper and parsley.
Shape into patties.
Heat oil in a frying pan and cook patties for about 2 minutes or until set and golden.
Turn and brown the other side.
Reduce heat and cook for 3-4 minutes, turning once.
Serve hot as a vegetable or as a light lunch with salad.
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