Potato fritters. Manfred Richter / Pixabay.com / 2018 / CC0 1.0
Fritters and patties are some of the oldest concoctions that people have cooked, because they just require a heated cooking surface. They don’t need an oven, they don’t need to be rolled out, and while they can sometimes be made of meat or fish, just as often they are made of inexpensive carbohydrate sources such as potatoes, or legumes.
What makes them all delicious, however humble the main ingredients, is the action of frying them in cooking fat over high heat, causing a Maillard reaction leading to crispy, caramelized surfaces.
Savoury Fritter and Patty Recipes
Delicious cheesy fritters
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You can make these patties a day ahead and refrigerate, or even make ahead and freeze. Nice served with a salad made with watercress or rocket / arugula.
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You can make these a day ahead. They need to be chilled anyway so they hold together well.
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Lovely with bacon. Try these for a summer breakfast, or for an American southwestern themed lunch or light supper with a side salad.
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A tasty way to use up zucchini. Excellent for freezing.
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This is a very basic hamburger patty recipe that you will of course want to dress up with seasonings and flavours. It’s kept basic here, though, as the purpose of this recipe is really to highlight three principles that provide the foundation for successful hamburger patties.
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This is a classic northern England recipe.
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If you want to max out on flavour, you can pour some of the bacon fat from the frying pan into the mash mixture.
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Very tasty fritters
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These fritters taste as good as they are good for you
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These are great to have in the freezer for quick meals. Make and cook them, and then you can just take them out, thaw and reheat as needed.
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This is a Spanish recipe, called Buñuelos de espinacas. It is often made as part of an assortment of tapas.
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This is a Spanish recipe, called Buñuelos de espinacas. It is often made as part of an assortment of tapas.
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A very tasty and satisfying way to use up leftover mash, and other leftover ingredients. In fact, you’ll be consciously trying to make sure you have leftovers for this recipe.
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Dead easy, inexpensive, satisfying crunchy little fritters to serve for a weeknight meal.
