Irish Potato Cakes

Name: Irish Potato Cakes
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 100 g (4 oz) plain flour plus extra for dusting; 15 g (½ oz) unsalted butter plus extra for frying; 450 g (1 lb) mashed potatoes, made not too wet

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Open Rhodes Around Britain

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1996

About

Here’s a recipe for Irish potato cakes if you fancy giving them a try. They are perfect with Pork and Black Pudding Patties and Apple and Mustard Seed Relish.

Ingredients

450 g (1 lb) mashed potatoes, made not too wet
100 g (4

Europe
United Kingdom
Ireland
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6.

Mix the potatoes with the flour and butter and season with salt and pepper. Divide into 8 balls, and then pat into rounds 1 cm (