Australian Potato Pumpkin Cakes Recipe

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Australian Potato Pumpkin Cakes Description

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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Potato Pumpkin Cakes Ingredients

  • 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
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DIrections How to Make Potato Pumpkin Cakes

  1. First, peel potato and grate. Place the grated potatoes in a colander, rinse in cold water, and squeeze out liquid by pressing them with a wooden spoon.
  2. Next, grate the pumpkin.
  3. Grate peeled onion.
  4. Next, mix all vegetables with garlic, soy sauce, pepper, and parsley.
  5. Then, shape into patties.
  6. Heat oil in a frying pan and cook patties for about 2 minutes or until set and golden.
  7. Turn and brown the other side.
  8. Reduce heat and cook for 3-4 minutes, turning them once more.
  9. Serve hot as a vegetable or as a light lunch with salad.

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