Kidney Bean Kiev

Name: Kidney Bean Kiev
Ingredients: Kidney Bean Cakes; 3 cups red kidney beans, boiled (or may use canned); 3 cups white breadcrumbs, fresh; 3 tablespoons butter; 1 leek, chopped; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped; 2 green chilies; 1/2 onion, finely chopped (or green pepper); 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 egg, beaten; salt; pepper; oil, sufficient to shallow fry; Garlic-Herb Filling; 4 ounces butter, softened; 4 garlic cloves; 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

18 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

Kidney Bean Cakes
3 cups red kidney beans, boiled (or may use canned)
3 cups white breadcrumbs, fresh
3 tablespoons butter
1 leek, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
2 green chilies
1/2 onion, finely chopped (or green pepper)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 egg, beaten
salt
pepper
oil, sufficient to shallow fry
Garlic-Herb Filling
4 ounces butter, softened
4 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

Directions

1

For the garlic-herb filling, blend all the ingredients for it and chill until ready for use.
2

Melt butter and saute leek and celery.
3

Mash the beans until fairly smooth.
4

Stir in half of the breadcrumbs till well incorporated.
5

Add the bean mixture to the leek and celery, add parsley, green chillies, onion, cayenne, salt and pepper and combine well.
6

Divide the bean mixture into 4 balls.
7

Make a slight depression and insert a slice of garlic-herb filling into the patty; and then mold the mixture so that the filling is completely enclosed.
8

Coat the patties in the beaten egg and roll generously in the remaining breadcrumbs.
9

In a heated skiller, shallow fry the patties for 8-10 minutes until they are golden brown.
10

Variation: Instead of a garlic butter filling, you may opt to use a chunk of mozzarella, for a more cheesy variation.