Pate Kode

Mirlene’s selected pate kode are fried vegetable-filled pastries served warm as a side or snack. Their dough uses all-purpose flour, vegetable oil and supplied warm water; the filling combines cabbage, red bell pepper, green onion, garlic and parsley with ready Cajun seasoning.

Garlic, red bell pepper and parsley are chopped or minced. Vegetable oil heats in a large skillet, and garlic, bell pepper and supplied chopped green onion are added with occasional stirring. Supplied shredded cabbage follows, then Cajun seasoning, kosher salt, parsley and the filling water are stirred in.

The filling cooks until the vegetables soften, then is removed from the heat and set aside. In a large bowl, a well is made in the flour before dough oil and half the supplied warm water are added and mixed. The remaining dough water is added and the dough kneaded by hand.

The dough is rolled into a small log, cut into even pieces and flattened with a rolling pin. A spoonful of filling is placed in each center. One half folds over the other; the edges are pressed with a finger, sealed with a fork and the dough pierced.

The pastries deep-fry in the separate vegetable frying oil until golden brown on all sides. The process is repeated with the remaining dough, and they are served warm as a side or snack.