Boxty
A Northern Irish potato cake which I haven’t cooked yet but have been meaning to for a long time. I’m not sure if I’ll include caraway seeds as they have quite a strong flavour.
1 cup hot unseasoned mashed potatoes
2 tbsp butter or margarine
softened
2 eggs
beaten
1 cup grated unpeeled raw potatoes
½ cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp caraway seeds
optional
¼ tsp pepper
¼ cup milk
butter or margarine for frying
1
In large bowl mix together mashed potatoes and 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in eggs and grated potatoes, then the flour, baking powder, salt, caraway seeds, and pepper. Blend in milk.
2
Heat 1 tablespoon butter to sizzling in a large skillet. Drop potato mixture, about 2½ tablespoons at a time, into the skillet to form patties. Flatten slightly. Fry over medium-high heat until crisp and browned, turning once. Repeat with remaining· potato mixture, adding butter to skillet as needed. Serve hot.
Yields: 12 3-inch pancakes, 4 to 6 • servings.
1 cup hot unseasoned mashed potatoes
2 tbsp butter or margarine
softened
2 eggs
beaten
1 cup grated unpeeled raw potatoes
½ cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp caraway seeds
optional
¼ tsp pepper
¼ cup milk
butter or margarine for frying
1
In large bowl mix together mashed potatoes and 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in eggs and grated potatoes, then the flour, baking powder, salt, caraway seeds, and pepper. Blend in milk.
2
Heat 1 tablespoon butter to sizzling in a large skillet. Drop potato mixture, about 2½ tablespoons at a time, into the skillet to form patties. Flatten slightly. Fry over medium-high heat until crisp and browned, turning once. Repeat with remaining· potato mixture, adding butter to skillet as needed. Serve hot.
Yields: 12 3-inch pancakes, 4 to 6 • servings.
