Recipe: Air fryer bacon and potato patties with poached eggs

Crispy, cheesy potato patties stuffed with bacon - delicious any time of day. Photo / Fresh Media

Give your air fryer a workout with these yummy potato patties!

You can cook every part of this recipe in an air fryer – even the poached eggs. Next time you are making mashed potato, cook some extra and use it the next day for these patties. These are great for all sorts of meals, from a super-tasty breakfast to an easy supper.

Air fryer bacon and potato patties with poached eggs

Serves 2

Ingredients

For the potato patties

250g streaky bacon

1 egg

2 cups cold mashed potato

1 cup grated cheese

⅓ cup plain flour

⅓ cup shallots, finely chopped

2 cups breadcrumbs

For cooking

Cooking oil spray

For the poached eggs

4 medium eggs

Method

1. Preheat the air fryer to 200C.
2. Place the bacon in the air fryer in a single layer and cook for about 10 minutes, until crispy. Repeat with the remaining bacon if you can’t fit it all in at once. Place on a paper towel to cool, then chop into small pieces.
3. Beat the egg slightly in a large bowl and add the grated cheese, flour, chopped shallots and bacon, and mix to combine.
4. Take a large spoonful of the potato mixture and use your hands to mould into thick patties.
5. Tip the breadcrumbs into a flat dish or tray and press each potato patty into it, turning to coat both sides.
6. Spray the coated potato patties lightly with cooking oil. Place the patties in the tray.
7. Cook for 5 minutes, then turn and cook for another 5 minutes.
8. Set the cooked patties aside while you prepare the poached eggs.

Cook the poached eggs in the air fryer

1. Heat the air fryer to 200 degrees.
2. Boil 1 cup of water and pour about ¼ cup into four ramekins. The water should reach halfway up the sides.
3. Break an egg into each ramekin. Place the ramekins in the air fryer and cook for 6 minutes. Once the 6 minutes are up, open the air fryer and stand for another minute.
4. Working carefully, remove the poached eggs from the ramekins and drain on a paper towel before serving with the bacon and potato patties.

Afterword

Spray your hands with a little cooking oil before moulding the potato patties – it helps prevent the mixture from sticking to your hands.

-fresh.co.nz