Japanese Negi (leek) Patties

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 leek, shredded finely
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 stir fry the leek in the 1 tablespoon of oil until a little softened.
• 2 cool.
• 3 meanwhile place the first 4 sauce ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
• 4 add the cornstarch mix to this, and stir until it thickens.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 place the leeks, eggs and pinch of salt in a bowl and mix.
• 7 heat half the sesame oil in a large frypan over medium high heat.
• 8 using half the mix, form 4 patties in the pan.
• 9 cook until golden, turn over cook until golden and cooked through.
• 10 keep these warm whilst you repeat with the remaining sesame oil and leek/egg mix.
• 11 divide between 4 plates, and serve with the sauce spooned over.