Irish Potato Cakes
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Irish Potato Cakes
We're looking for potato cakes in the US. We can't find them anywhere. Any ideas?
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Re: Irish Potato Cakes
I haven't found any, unfortunately.
#3
Re: Irish Potato Cakes
Make them yourself?
I've seen them at Trader Joes, but that might just have been a St Pats thing and Stop and Shop or Hannafords sometimes have them, up in Maine at least, not seen them in my local ones, tend to have more of a Brazilian selection down my way
I've seen them at Trader Joes, but that might just have been a St Pats thing and Stop and Shop or Hannafords sometimes have them, up in Maine at least, not seen them in my local ones, tend to have more of a Brazilian selection down my way
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Re: Irish Potato Cakes
I think much depends on where in the US you are going to end up living.
#5
Re: Irish Potato Cakes
Make them...its easy...check this thread..
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ghlight=recipe
If you search it and dont find them, I will post a recipe for em...easy peasy lemon squeezy..oh I'll just do it anyway...
• 2 cups mashed potatoes
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup plain or AP flour
• salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter/Marg
Directions
In a medium size mixing bowl combine mashed potatoes, egg, flour, salt. Mix well.
Melt butter in a large frying pan over a low heat. Drop (4 inch circles) of mashed potatoes into the frying pan. Pat to flatten to 1/2 to 1 inch thickness. Flip the potato cake over when the bottom is browned (about 10 minutes). Brown the other side (about 10 minutes
I add black and white pepper to mine. You can vary and experiment with them as you like..
My english Mum made them very similar to this...best I can do for now..
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ghlight=recipe
If you search it and dont find them, I will post a recipe for em...easy peasy lemon squeezy..oh I'll just do it anyway...
• 2 cups mashed potatoes
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup plain or AP flour
• salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter/Marg
Directions
In a medium size mixing bowl combine mashed potatoes, egg, flour, salt. Mix well.
Melt butter in a large frying pan over a low heat. Drop (4 inch circles) of mashed potatoes into the frying pan. Pat to flatten to 1/2 to 1 inch thickness. Flip the potato cake over when the bottom is browned (about 10 minutes). Brown the other side (about 10 minutes
I add black and white pepper to mine. You can vary and experiment with them as you like..
My english Mum made them very similar to this...best I can do for now..
Last edited by SDDep; Aug 4th 2010 at 8:11 am.
#6
Re: Irish Potato Cakes
Exactly the same recipe my mother and aunt used and they were German born and raised.
Loved to do this with leftover mashed pot after thanksgiving. Add chopped scallions or carmalized onions and you have a treat.
Or we made potato pancakes from stratch. Altogether different as with the pancake the potato is not cooked first but mixed with egg, onion, flour, salt, pepper and then fried in oil until crispy brown.
Loved to do this with leftover mashed pot after thanksgiving. Add chopped scallions or carmalized onions and you have a treat.
Or we made potato pancakes from stratch. Altogether different as with the pancake the potato is not cooked first but mixed with egg, onion, flour, salt, pepper and then fried in oil until crispy brown.
#7
Re: Irish Potato Cakes
Make them...its easy...check this thread..
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ghlight=recipe
If you search it and dont find them, I will post a recipe for em...easy peasy lemon squeezy..oh I'll just do it anyway...
• 2 cups mashed sprouts
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup plain or AP flour
• salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter/Marg
Directions
In a medium size mixing bowl combine mashed potatoes, egg, flour, salt. Mix well.
Melt butter in a large frying pan over a low heat. Drop (4 inch circles) of mashed potatoes into the frying pan. Pat to flatten to 1/2 to 1 inch thickness. Flip the potato cake over when the bottom is browned (about 10 minutes). Brown the other side (about 10 minutes
I add black and white pepper to mine. You can vary and experiment with them as you like..
My english Mum made them very similar to this...best I can do for now..
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ghlight=recipe
If you search it and dont find them, I will post a recipe for em...easy peasy lemon squeezy..oh I'll just do it anyway...
• 2 cups mashed sprouts
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup plain or AP flour
• salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter/Marg
Directions
In a medium size mixing bowl combine mashed potatoes, egg, flour, salt. Mix well.
Melt butter in a large frying pan over a low heat. Drop (4 inch circles) of mashed potatoes into the frying pan. Pat to flatten to 1/2 to 1 inch thickness. Flip the potato cake over when the bottom is browned (about 10 minutes). Brown the other side (about 10 minutes
I add black and white pepper to mine. You can vary and experiment with them as you like..
My english Mum made them very similar to this...best I can do for now..
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Re: Irish Potato Cakes
We'll try making them then. My wife is looking for some comfort food.
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Re: Irish Potato Cakes
What's the difference between Boxty and polish Latkas ?
#13
Re: Irish Potato Cakes
The difference is primarily in the treatment of the potato and ingredients i.e.
Boxty
8 oz/ 250 g/ 1 cup raw potato
8 oz/ 250 g/ 1 cup mashed potato
8 oz/ 250 g/ 2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
large knob of butter, melted
about 1/4 pt/ 125 ml/ 1/2 cup milk
Latke (polish or german)
grated raw potato
grated onion
flour
egg
grated onion
flour
egg
No mashed potato in there and no baking powder and definitely no milk.
Serve after frying to a crisp with applesauce or sour cream.
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Re: Irish Potato Cakes
Here's what they look like:
Last edited by Kaffy Mintcake; Aug 9th 2010 at 10:03 am.
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Re: Irish Potato Cakes
I was thinking of these. They are not greasy.