Sausage and Potato Patties Recipe

Prep time: 40 mins

Cook time: 25 mins

Total time: 1 hour 5 mins

Serves: 12

This is a nice recipe that has a lot of versions, but this, in particular is one of the best. Sausages, cheese, mushrooms and other delicious ingredients are combined to make these potato patties perfectly delicious. These are not only crunchy on the outside but also meaty and cheesy. You can experiment with this recipe by adding up your desired alternative ingredients, like using meat loafs instead of sausages and baking the patties instead of pan frying. Truly, this is a rewarding recipe that would please your family. You can serve these patties as main course or as a side dish together with green salad. Chilling time of the mixture is already included in the preparation time.

Ingredients

1 kg Desiree potatoes, roughly chopped
500 g sausages
150 g button mushrooms, sliced
80 g baby rocket, roughly chopped
1 1/4 cups cheddar cheese or 1 1/4 cups mozzarella cheese, grated (125 g)
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup fresh white breadcrumbs (50 g)
40 g butter, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil (15 ml)
1/3 cup fruit chutney, to serve

Instructions

Place potatoes in a covered saucepan with water. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until tender.
Drain potatoes and mash thoroughly. Set aside to cool.
Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Fry sausages for 6 to 8 minutes or until cooked through, turning them to cook all sides.
Roughly chop the cooked sausage and set aside.
Mix together potatoes, sausages, mushrooms, rocket, cheese, eggs, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Stir until well combined.
Line a baking tray with baking paper. Divide mixture into 12 portions, measuring 3/4 cup each portion and then shape each into patties.
Place these patties on baking tray, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 150°C.
In a non-stick frying pan over medium heat, heat the oil and butter until sizzling. Fry the patties, in batches, for 3 minutes per side or until golden.
Keep cooked patties warm on baking tray in oven while cooking remaining patties.
Serve patties warm with chutney.