Ingredients

  • 4 ounces potatoes peeled, boiled
  • 3 ounces carrots
  • 1 cup chicken cooked
  • 1 each garlic cloves crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon tarragon leaves dried
  • 1 each egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup almonds slivered, chopped
  • 1 x salt
  • 1 x black pepper
  • 1 each celery stalks
  • 2 each scallions, spring or green onions trimmed
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 8 each baby corn cobs
  • 10 each snow pea pods
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 x salt
  • 1 x black pepper

Method

  • Coarsely grate the boiled potatoes and raw carrots into a bowl.
  • Finely chop or grind the chicken.
  • Add to the vegatables with the garlic, tarragon or thyme, salt and pepper.
  • Add the egg yolk or beaten egg to bind the ingredients together.
  • Divide the mixture in half and shape into two large ovals.
  • Roll each rissole in the chopped almonds until evenly coated.
  • Place the rissoles in a greased baking dish.
  • Bake in a preheted oven, 400 degrees F, about 20 minutes, or umtil lightly browned.
  • Alternatively, heat a little in a skillet and fry the rissoles until browned all over and cooked through.
  • While the rissoles bake, prepare the stir- fried vegetables.
  • Cut the celery and scallions into thin diagonal slices.
  • Heat the oil in a skillet.
  • Add the vegetables and stir- fry over high heat 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Add the corn cobs and snowpeas and cook 2 minutes longer.
  • Finally.
  • stir in the balsamic vinegar and seasson with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Spoon the stir-fried vegetables onto the serving plate and serve the rissoles beside then.
  • Serve at once.