Ingredients

Method

• 300 g orange sweet potatoes
• 250 g smoked snoek, flaked
• ½ cup Italian parsley, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1 t smoked chilli flakes
• 1 t salt
• 1 t pepper
• 2 free-range eggs, beaten
• 100 g panko crumbs
• oil, for frying

Method

Ingredients

1. Wrap the the sweet potatoes in foil and roast at 180°C for 30–40 minutes, or until soft. Cool, then peel and mash. Mix in the remaining ingredients except the egg, panko crumbs and oil. Season to taste.

2. Shape the mixture into patties. Place the crumbs in a bowl and the egg in a second bowl.

3. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Dip the patties into the egg, then coat in the crumbs. Fry in batches until golden brown and crispy.

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Photograph: Elsa Young
Production: Khanya Mzongwana
Assistant: Clive Ofentse Ndou