Grandma's Irish Potato Cakes

Grandma's Irish Potato Cakes recipe has been in my family as long as I can remember. I remember my Mother, Aunts and my Grandma saying be sure and don't throw out the left over potatoes, because they wanted to make the potato cakes. It is a great recipe for left over potatoes and the fun part for a kid helping Grandma cook is you mix these with your hands. It really takes no time to make the potato cakes and they are absolutely the ultimate Irish comfort food!

How To Make 

Grandma's Irish Potato Cakes Recipe

We Start With The Boiled White Russet or Irish Potatoes

Recipe Tip:

I Always Boil Potatoes In Salty Water and Lay A Wooden Spoon 

Over The Top Of The Pot So The Potatoes Won't Boil Over

When The Potatoes Are Tender

Remove From The Heat, 

Drain The Potatoes and Mash The Potatoes

Season The Potatoes According 

To Your Recipe For Mashed Potatoes

Butter, Milk or Cream, Salt and Pepper

Now We Are Ready To Start The Potato Cakes

With The Left Over Mashed Potatoes

We Are Going To Sauté 

The Onion's For The Cakes

Place The Left Over Cold Mashed Potatoes In a Mixing Bowl

Adding Egg, Flour and Seasons

Mix With Your Hands Until Well Until Blended

Then Add The Sautéed Onions 

Mix In The Onions and Form The Cakes

Form The Cakes and Let Rest Before Browning

Now Its Time To Brown The Cakes In Some Butter and Oil

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!

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Time To Serve These Awesome Cakes!

These Cakes Are Sure 

Worth Waiting For!

I can still remember my Mother making these same potato cakes and my Dad asking her are those cakes ready yet? Such wonderful family memories I can still remember the way they smelled and tasted; guess what mine smell just like my Mothers did!

I hope that you are able to restore some family recipes and great family memories. You have a wonderful week and come back to see us real soon!

Peace and Joy

Miz Helen

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