Golden Coin Vegetable Bites

1. 1 Ground black pepper 1 g
2. 2 Cilantropack 50 g ≈ $1.20 3 g
3. 3 Green onionspack 50 g ≈ $1.30 10 g
4. 4 Canned red beanspack 400 g ≈ $1.10 30 g
5. 5 Carrots≈ $1.50 per kg 30 g
6. 6 Potatoes≈ $2.19 per kg 60 g
7. 7 White breadpack 350 g ≈ $1.44 40 g
8. 8 Soy sauce 4 ml
9. 9 Wheat flour 20 g
10. 10 Sesame seeds 3 g
11. 11 Sunflower oil 15 ml
12. 12 Salt 1 g
13. 13 Sour cream 15%pack 300 g ≈ $1.60 20 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

1. Boil the potato⁶ for 20 minutes until tender, then mash it. Grate the carrot⁵ and finely chop the green³ onion and cilantro².

2. Sauté the carrot⁵ in 1 tablespoon oil for 5 minutes, then add the beans and warm through for 2 minutes.

3. Mix the vegetables with the mashed potato⁶, stir in soy sauce, salt, pepper, cilantro², and green³ onion.

4. Cut rounds from slices of bread. Spread each with a layer of the vegetable filling.

5. Whisk 50 ml water into flour until it reaches a creamy consistency. Brush the filling and edges with the batter, then sprinkle with sesame seeds.

6. Fry in hot oil for 2–3 minutes per side until golden and crisp. Serve with sour¹³ cream.