Kidney bean Kiev

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serves 4
ingredients
For the garlic butter
100g/4oz butter
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon chopped fresh
flat-leaf parsley
For the bean patties
700g/11⁄2lb canned cooked red
kidney beans, drained
150g/5oz fresh white
breadcrumbs
25g/1oz butter
1 leek, chopped
1 celery stick, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh
flat-leaf parsley
1 egg, beaten
vegetable oil for shallow-frying
salt and freshly ground
black pepper
• To make the garlic butter, put the butter, garlic and parsley in a bowl
and blend together using a wooden spoon. Put the garlic butter on a
sheet of baking parchment, roll into a cigar shape and wrap in the
baking parchment. Chill in the refrigerator until required.
• Using a potato masher, mash the red kidney beans in a mixing bowl
and stir in half of the breadcrumbs until thoroughly blended.
• Melt the butter in a heavy frying pan. Add the leek and celery, and
sweat over a low heat, stirring constantly, for 3–4 minutes.
• Add the bean mixture to the pan, together with the parsley and a pinch
of salt. Mix thoroughly. Remove the pan from the heat, and set aside to
cool slightly.
• Divide the kidney bean mixture into four equal portions, and shape them
into ovals.
• Slice the garlic butter into four pieces, and place a slice in the centre of
each bean patty. With your hands, mould the bean mixture around the
garlic butter to encase it completely. Dip each bean patty into the beaten
egg to coat, then roll in the remaining breadcrumbs.
• Heat a little oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, and fry the patties,
turning once, for 7–10 minutes until golden brown. Serve immediately.