Boxty are Irish potato cakes. I once made a version that was utterly fantastic, then lost it. This morning, the recipe below showed up on Facebook and I recognize it to be the version that worked so beautifully long ago. So I'm posting it.
As one traditional rhyme explains:
Boxty on the griddle,
Boxty in the pan,
If you can't make boxty,
You'll never get your man.
RECIPE
Ingredients:
1 cup raw, grated potatoes
1 cup leftover mashed potatoes
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup (about) milk to mix
Butter or oil for frying
Sugar (optional)
Method:
Place the grated raw potatoes in a clean cloth and twist to remove excess moisture.
Whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder. Combine flour mixture into raw potatoes, mashed potatoes, and eggs. Add enough milk to make a batter.
Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat and add butter or oil. Drop potato batter by the tablespoon into the hot pan. Brown on both sides (about 4 minutes per side to cook the egg).
Butter each boxty and serve hot with or without sugar.
