This recipe is by Ouma Adelle Marais from Funky Ouma’s “Toe Nou” recipe book. The book is a collection of the favourite healthy recipes of no less than nine Ouma’s! Read more about the recipe book and Funky Ouma’s range of gourmet salts here.
Dough
500 g sweet potato, cooked and mashed
125 g Mozzarella or Cheddar cheese, grated
250 g bacon, finely chopped
2 large free-range eggs
20 g spring onion, finely sliced
Coating
125 ml flour, e.g. almond flour, cake flour
2 large free-range eggs
200 g fresh bread crumbs
50 g Parmesan cheese
To fry
oil
- Combine the ingredients for the batter and mix well.
- Have three mixing bowls ready – one for the flour, another for the eggs and the third for the bread crumb and Parmesan Cheese mixture.
- With floured hands, form the dough into balls.
- Roll each ball in the flour, then in the egg, and lastly in the breadcrumbs.
- Heat the oil and fry the balls in batches for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Drain on absorbent kitchen paper and serve.