This is such a quick, economical and tasty recipe. Even as a non meat eater I was able to create this using soya mince and it worked really well! I only used half the ingredients listed below and it made 6 slices so enough for dinner and enough for sandwiches tomorrow!
Ingredients
- 8 oz mince (any cooked meat)
- 4 oz mashed potato
- 4 oz stale breadcrumbs
- salt and pepper
- any fat for frying
Method
- Mix well together the mince, mashed potato, breadcrumbs and seasoning.
- Turn out on a floured board and roll out into an oblong 1/4 inch thick (mine was thicker)
- Cut into slices and fry in a small quantity of hot fat from your ration until browned or grill for 5-7 minutes.
Serves 4
Oh they look so appetising, look delicious 😋
Yeah, they do look good actually.
So basically, they’re very ‘burger-like’, but cut into oblongs or slices rather than formed into patties.
Personally, I’d be tempted to add a little fresh minced red chilli into the mixture. But of course, if we’re talking authenticity, chillies didn’t really take off in the UK until quite some years after the war.
Yes agree, I was tempted to chuck in loads of extras to my own taste but the basic recipe was just fine xxxx C
Thanks, Yes I think eeeking out the limited meat supply was very necessary. xxxx C
That looks tasty Carolyn! Ann lee s
That looks so tasty…..going to to try this one!
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This looks fantastic!
Sadly, being allergic to soy and a non-meat eater, it would need a change or two. Do you think that brown lentils would work?
Glad that you are finding new and tasty things to enjoy in Week 1!
God Bless!
Try chopped mushrooms.
Another alternative to soya or minced meat in this recipe would be a small but firm bean. An inexpensive tin of black eyed peas/beans would be my choice here.
I’m vegan and I am going to use lentils for my tea tonight as I have no soya mince. Will also add a little onion (or you could use a little onion granules) and cook that first. Simple dishes are very often delicious and need few ingredients to provide tasty food. War time recipes are a great help at providing lovely food out of simple ingredients. You can add what you like to a recipe like this. However, even the simplest version is usually excellent; often surprisingly so. You could add beans as someone else suggested, or chopped walnuts. All give protein. Mushrooms as an addition would be lovely for flavour but I would add lentils, beans or nuts in preference as all contain higher protein.
I love your blog, always so much interesting and useful information! I am going to try the receipt tonight. Are the measurements (ounces) meaning by weight or volume(cups?) Thanks for your help!
Hi Gwen, thanks so much for your lovely comment! It is oz by weight so British Imperial – I will try and get a page up this weekend with some weight conversions on it that might be useful for all of us xxxxx C
Hi Gwen, I have uploaded a chart here https://the1940sexperiment.com/kitchen-weights-measures-conversion-chart/
Thanks, Carolyn! I really appreciate this! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
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