Oyster and Potato Surprise Cakes

Ingredients

• 3 slices bacon
• 12 oysters
• 6 medium potatoes
• 1 tablespoon horseradish cream
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 50 g butter

Directions

1. 1

   Remove rind from bacon and chop flesh roughly.

2. 2

   Cook in a fry pan until crisp, turning often.

3. 3

   Cool.

4. 4

   Drain oysters.

5. 5

   Combine oysters and bacon.

6. 6

   Peel potatoes and cut into quarters.

7. 7

   Cook in boiling salted water for 10 minutes or until tender.

8. 8

   Drain.

9. 9

   Mash potatoes with horseradish cream and sour cream.

10. 10

    Form half-cupfuls of mixture into patties.

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    Make a hollow in centre of each pattie and fill with oyster mixture. Mould potato over cavity.

12. 12

    Roll patties in breadcrumbs.

13. 13

    Heat butter in a fry pan and cook patties on each side until golden.

14. 14

    Cheers, Doreen Doreen Randal, Wanganui.

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    New Zealand.