Chicken Patty in a Gratin

Name: Chicken Patty in a Gratin
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 25 g (1 oz) butter; 4 courgettes; olive oil; 200 g (7 oz) Cheddar cheese, grated; 400 g (14 oz) tin chopped tomatoes with their juice; 1½ slices of stale bread, crumbed; 400 g (14 oz) chicken fillets (you can use both breast and thigh for this, or you could just buy a whole chicken); 2 large potatoes, very thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley or coriander; 1 small onion, very finely chopped; 1-2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; salt and pepper; ½ teaspoon flaked chillies or cayenne pepper (optional); 1 egg

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Potty!

By Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 2010

About

This is an interesting little dish that I made up when the weather got cooler and I could actually start thinking about food again. I think it’s an interesting mix of flavours that works very well and I hope you like it.

Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) chicken fillets (you can use both breast and thigh for this, or you could just buy a whole chicken

Stew
Autumn

Method

Mince your chicken or chop it very, very finely, and put it in a bowl with the breadcrumbs, the egg, parsley, chilli flakes (if using), salt and pepper, cumin powder and the finely chopped onion and garlic. Mix it all together well and form it into little patties about 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter. Leave to stand for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to