Sweet Potato & Tuna Balls

A very easy appetizer to serve at parties and gatherings. Served with sour cream they are terrific. The yield will depend on the size of the balls you make.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 40

Ingredients

• 400  g sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 425  g tuna in brine, drained
• 1  cup  fresh breadcrumb
• 1⁄4 cup  coriander, chopped
• 2  tablespoons  sweet chili sauce
• 2  spring onions, finely chopped
• 1  egg
• 1  teaspoon ground cumin
• 1  teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄2 cup  corn flake crumbs, crushed
•  light sour cream, to serve

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 180ºC. Cook the sweet potato in a saucepan of boiling water for 8-10 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash.
2. Combine potato with the tuna, breadcrumbs, coriander, sweet chilli sauce, spring onions, egg, cumin and ginger and mix ingredients toghether well.
3. Form mixture into small balls and coat in cornflake crumbs.
4. Place onto a lined oven tray and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden and just crisp.
5. Thread 2 or 3 hot balls onto skewers and serve with the sour cream as a dipping sauce.