Yield:

Ingredients:
200g chicken breast – minced
1/3 large fresh corn-on-the-cob (note 1)
3 pieces of water chestnuts – finely diced
10 strings of fine French beans – finely diced
1 small red onion (about 60g) – minced
½ cup normal breadcrumb/ panko crumb (Japanese breadcrumb)
2 ½ tbsp cornflour
1 large egg (lightly beaten)
2 tsp cooking oil

Seasoning:

• 1 tsp salt
• ¾ tsp sugar
• ¼ tsp paprika (optional)
• Dash of pepper

Methods:

1. Put chicken breast, sweet corns, water chestnuts, fine French beans and red onion into a mixing bowl and combine well. Add in breadcrumb and cornflour to the mixture.
2. Add in egg, seasoning and oil. Stir in one direction until the batter is well distributed.
3. Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan. Drop 1 tablespoonful of batter into the pan and flatten slightly with a spatula or fork. Lower heat and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Cook the patties in batches. (note 2)
4. Transfer patties to a serving plate lined with kitchen paper. Best to serve warm with dipping sauce.

Notes:

1. Remove the outer leaves and thin hairs (silk), wash and rinse and then carefully run a knife down the cob to cut out the corns.
2. Keep the patties manageable at a heaped tablespoon. Too large a patty will take longer to cook and the patty may break up. Use a spoon to scoop the batter and a fork to scrape the batter into the pan.
3. There is no need to pre-cook the fresh corns.

By Low Lai Kuan

Low Lai Kuan is a stay-at-home “multi-tasker”. Since moving to Singapore in mid 2007, she started to learn cooking out of necessity as her mother-in-law chose to stay put in Kuala Lumpur. Lai Kuan also has her own food blog, food-4tots.com

This recipe was published in The New Age Parents April/May 2012 e-magazine.

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