Irish Potato Cakes by Clodagh McKenna
By
C G
@Celestina9000
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Oh, and did I tell you? I have a surplus of potatoes, too from last week's epic St. Patrick's Day brunch feast! Long Live the Irish! Recipe from the cookbook 'Clodagh's Kitchen Diaries' by Clodagh McKenna.
Rating:
★★★★★ 2 votes5
Comments:
Serves:
Yield: 6 potato cakes
Prep:
15 Min
Cook:
10 Min
Method:
Stove Top
Ingredients
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2 1/4 lbpotatoes, peeled
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1/2 ccreme fraiche (heavy cream or half and half will work)
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1egg yolk
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1 tspirish mustard or dijon (i probably added closer to 3/4 tablespoon)
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·salt and pepper, to taste (i used white pepper in the potato mixture and fresh cracked black pepper on the cooked potato cakes)
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2 Tbspscallions, thinly sliced
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1 1/2 cdubliner cheese, shredded (reduced by almost half in my version)
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1 Tbspfresh herb/thyme leaves, finely chopped ( don't like thyme and substituted with fresh parsley from the herb garden)
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2 Tbspflour
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2 Tbsp(irish) butter
How to Make Irish Potato Cakes by Clodagh McKenna
- Cook the potatoes in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until tender. Drain, transfer to a bowl, and mash with a potato masher.
- While the potatoes are still hot mix in the crème fraîche, egg yolk, mustard, and salt and pepper. Stir in the scallions, cheese and fresh herb/thyme.
- Add 1 tablespoon of the flour to the mixture to help make the consistency suitable for rolling out. C G: At this point I would suggest transferring the mixture covered to the refrigerator and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Chilling the potato mixture makes it easier to shape.
- Sprinkle the remaining flour on your work surface. Roll the potato mixture out 2-inch thick using a rolling pin and cut it into circles using a 4-inch cookie or biscuit cutter.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan and fry the potato cakes on both sides until golden brown.
