Five-Spice Pork and Apple Patties

Name: Five-Spice Pork and Apple Patties
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: vegetable oil, for frying; shallot and garlic quinoa (see Cook’s Tip), steamed pak choi (bok choy) and soy sauce, to serve; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; salt and ground black pepper; 1 medium cooking apple, peeled, cored and grated; 450 g/1 lb minced (ground) lean pork; 115 g/4 oz/⅔ cup cooked red or black quinoa; 1 egg, beaten; 5 ml/1 tsp mustard; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup quinoa flour; 10 ml/2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder; 2 cloves garlic, crushed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Quinoa Cookbook

By Penny Doyle

Published 2013

About

These delicious little morsels contain Chinese five-spice powder, a warm, pungent mix that includes star anise and cinnamon. The key to speedy preparation is having some cooked quinoa handy. The patties are great for a quick supper dish or a sizzling summer barbecue, served with pak choi and cooked quinoa with shallots and garlic.

Ingredients

vegetable oil, for frying
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed

Method

Heat 15 ml/1 tbsp oil in a medium frying pan. Add the onion, garlic and apple and fry for 3-4 minutes, until softened. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl.