Try this delicious Zambian corn beef cake this weekend

This recipe is a favourite in most of the households in this country because of how very tasty and filling it is.

Delicious Zambian corn beef cake is a very good breakfast treat that can also be eaten for dinner and can be enjoyed with salad and a very spicy sauce.

It is not advisable that you use minced meat as an alternative because corn beef also has its own unique taste also which adds to the flavour of this dish, gives the cake a softer texture and also cooks faster.

Cooking time

40 minutes

Recipe category

Main Dish

Recipe cuisine

Local Dish

Cooking method

Boiling / Frying

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Ingredients

1 can of corned beef

2 Irish potatoes

2 cups of breadcrumbs

Chicken seasoning cubes

2 eggs

1/4 cup of milk

1 tablespoon of chopped parsley

1/2 bulb of onion

1 scotch bonnet pepper

Oil for deep frying

Instructions

Wash, peel and boil your potatoes with a pinch of chicken seasoning.
Mash the potatoes and set them aside.
Mash the corned beef and combine the potatoes, add the chopped onions, parsley, chopped pepper, seasoning and set aside.
Whisk the eggs with the milk and pour 3 tablespoons of the mix into the mashed corned beef and potato mix.
Scoop a small portion of your mix and mould. Dip it in the egg mix and roll in the breadcrumbs and set aside.
In a pan of hot oil, deep fry the corned beef cakes till golden brown. Take the cake out gently due to how soft it is and might crumble easily.

Your Zambian corn beef cake is ready! Enjoy.