Grandma's Irish Potato Cakes
Miz Helen's Kitchen
Makes 5 to 6 cakes
Ingredients
2 cups mashed potatoes, cold, left over
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 to 5 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped fine
1 bunch green onions, chopped
Directions
Mix 1 cup of the flour, salt, pepper and cayenne in a small bowl and set aside.
Place the left over mashed potatoes in a medium mixing bowl.
Add one egg to the mashed potatoes with 1/2 cup of the flour mix, with your hands mix well, then set aside.
In a hot skillet pour in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and sauté the onions.
Add the sautéed onions to the potato mixture, if you need the dough to be thicken, then add more flour.
Form the cakes, remember these are primitive cakes they don't need to be perfect.
After the cakes are formed then dip them in the remaining flour to coat the outside.
Let the cakes sit for about 15 minutes before browning.
Heat the butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a hot skillet.
Brown the potato cakes until crusted on both sides.
Plate the cakes and garnish with chopped green onions.
Enjoy!