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Ireland

Boxty (Irish Potato Cakes)

Serves 20 · 60 minutes

| Irish cuisine Variant of the traditional Irish fried potato cakes recipe. An old Irish rhyme goes as follows:Boxty on the griddle,Boxty in the pan,If you can't make boxty,You'll never get your man.

Suits: Vegetarian, Pescatarian. Allergens named in the ingredients: Gluten, Milk. Flags come from what shops, restaurants and cooks list and from the ingredient names. Always check the label. This is not medical advice.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds potatoes
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1–2 tablespoons butter, for frying
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • Freshly-ground black pepper

Method

  1. Take half of the potatoes and wash, peel, chunk, and boil them.
  2. Mash the boiled potatoes with milk and 1 tablespoon butter and set them aside.
  3. Grate the other pound of (raw) potatoes into a strong cloth.
  4. Squeeze cloth to remove all possible liquid from the raw potatoes.
  5. Mix together the grated potatoes, the mashed potatoes, baking soda, buttermilk, flour, and black pepper (to taste).
  6. Stir thoroughly to combine.
  7. Warm nonstick griddle or skillet over medium heat and melt butter.
  8. Pour potato cakes on griddle, ¼ cup at a time.
  9. Fry until edges are soft and cake is bubbling.
  10. Cook on other side.
  11. Serve hot.