Ham and Pea Rice Cakes

Name: Ham and Pea Rice Cakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters cooked rice; 1 egg, beaten; 227 grams ham steak, diced; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 177 milliliters medium onion, finely chopped (about; 237 milliliters peas, thawed if frozen; 1 pinch Pinch of red pepper flakes; 4 servings Finely sliced scallions, to garnish; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 4 servings Vegetable oil

This recipe makes 4 servings with 355 calories, 17g of protein, and 18g of fat each. If $1.09 per serving falls in your budget, Ham and Pea Rice Cakes might be a great gluten free and dairy free recipe to try. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up rice, onion, kosher salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil in a medium non-stick skillet over medium high heat until shimmering.

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Add the ham and cook, stirring constantly until ham is crisp, about 5 minutes.

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Ham

Remove ham from pan and place in a large bowl.

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Ham

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Add onions to pan and cook until onions are soft and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.

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Onion

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Transfer to bowl with ham.

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Ham

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Add rice, peas, tomato paste, and red pepper flakes to ham mixture and mix until all the ingredients are evenly incorporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then add beaten egg and mix until egg is full incorporated.

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Red Pepper Flakes

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Peas

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Using your hands, form rice mixture into 8 evenly sized balls.

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Rice

Heat another teaspoon of vegetable oil in a medium non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.

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Add half of rice cakes and and cook until brown on one side, about 4 minutes. Flip and cook until the other side is browned, about 4 minutes longer. Repeat with remaining cakes and serve hot garnished with scallions.

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Rice Cakes