Dim Sum and Snacks Recipes - Thai Puffs

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil

• 4 spring onions, chopped

• 1 onion, chopped

• 1 clove garlic, crushed

• 250 g pork or chicken mince

• 1 tablespoon Thai flavor base

• 1 cup mashed potato

• 4 sheets ready-rolled frozen puff pastry, thawed

• oil, for frying

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Method:

1. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the spring onions, onion and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the onion is tender. Add the mince and brown well for 4-5 minutes, breaking up with a spoon as it cooks. Stir in the flavor base and mashed potato and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool.

2. Cut each sheet of pastry into 9 even squares. Place teaspoonfuls of the mixture in the centre of each piece of pastry. Fold the pastry over to form a triangle. Seal well by pressing the edges with a fork.

3. Heat 2-3 cm oil in a large frying pan; add the pastries, in batches, and fry for 2 minutes each side until golden and puffy. Drain well on paper towels. Good with sweet chili sauce.

Note: If Thai flavor base is unavailable, add chopped lemon grass, coriander, chili and a dash of fish sauce to the filling instead.