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Boxty (Potato Griddle Cakes) (Irish)Recipe : Boxty (Potato Griddle Cakes) (Irish)
Procedure :
1/2 lb Raw potato 1/2 lb Mashed potato 1/2 lb Plain flour 1 x Milk 1 ea Egg 1 x Salt and pepper Grate raw potatoes and mix with the cooked mashed potatoes. Add salt, pepper and flour. Beat egg and add to mixture with just enough milk to make a batter that will drop from a spoon. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a hot griddle or frying pan. Cook over a moderate heat for 3-4 minutes on each side. Serve with a tart apple sauce: or as part of an Ulster Fry, with fried bacon, fried sausage, fried eggs, fried black pudding, fried bread, fried soda bread... . An old poem says: . Boxty on the griddle, boxty in the pan, if you can't make boxty, you'll never get a man. . (The accuracy of the poem is uncertain.) |
