Lemongrass Chicken and Shrimp Cakes

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    40mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    633

These tasty little chicken and shrimp cakes are fragrant with lemongrass and cilantro and would make a delicious appetizer. Or serve with rice noodles and steamed vegetables for an easy dinner.

recipe updated Jun 8, 2020

Ingredients

  • Shrimp icon
    Shrimp
    400 g
  • Lemongrass stalk icon
    Lemongrass stalk
    1 tablespoon
  • Cilantro icon
    Cilantro
    50 g
  • Mint leaves icon
    Mint leaves
    5 tablespoons
  • Ginger icon
    Ginger
    1 tablespoon
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • Fresh chili icon
    Fresh chili
    1
  • Ground chicken icon
    Ground chicken
    400 g
  • Curry powder icon
    Curry powder
    1 tablespoon
  • Rice noodles icon
    Rice noodles
    200 g
  • Sunflower oil icon
    Sunflower oil
    2 tablespoons
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • Sweet chili sauce icon
    Sweet chili sauce
    as needed
  • Lime icon
    Lime
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Food processor
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Serving plate
  • kCook icon Food processor bowl
  • kCook icon Large saucepan
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"

Step preview

  1. Add ground chicken, shrimps, lemongrass stalk, cilantro, mint leaves, ginger, garlic clove, fresh chili and curry powder to a clean food processor bowl
  2. Blitz until smooth
  3. Form into rounds
  4. Transfer mixture to baking sheet
  5. Cover with plastic wrap
  6. Chill in fridge - 10 min
  7. Add rice noodles to a clean large saucepan
  8. Cook
  9. Drain then set aside
  10. Brush with sunflower oil
  11. Add salt & pepper to the patties
  12. Grill in broiler until browned - approx 10 min, medium heat
  13. Transfer patties to serving plate
  14. Transfer noodles to serving plate
  15. Serve with sweet chili sauce
  16. Garnish with lime
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