Irish Potato Cakes (Boxty) with Smoked Salmon and Herb Sour Cream. An Irish traditional favourite that you can dress up any way you like!
Irish Potato Cakes (Boxty)
This Irish staple dates back to the 1700’s and is a combination mashed and shredded potato fried into the most incredible potato cake you have ever had.
Ingredients for Irish Potato Cakes (Boxty).
It’s the combination of the two textures that makes these unique. Making the most out of a humble potato is exactly what this is. The perfect vessel to become a carrier for all things delicious.
Picture caviar. Sautéed mushrooms, bacon and cheddar, you name it, its going to go great with these golden fried cakes.
So tempting.
I love using them with good quality smoked salmon and a sour cream elevated with fresh herbs and lemon juice to make the flavours pop.
A perfect starter for your Paddy’s day spread.
Chef Mark McCrowe in his home kitchen.
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Mashing potatoes
Chef Mark’s well used grater.
Grated potato is placed on a clean tea towel.
Chef Mark squeezing water from the potatoes.
Irish Potato Cakes boxty being formed by hand.
Formed by hand.
Fried in Olive oil and butter.
Turn when golden brown.
A squeeze of lemon for the herbed sour cream.
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Irish Potato Cakes (Boxty) with Smoked Salmon and Herb Sour Cream
Irish Potato Cakes (Boxty) with Smoked Salmon and Herb Sour Cream. An Irish traditional favourite that you can dress up any way you like!
Ingredients
For the Boxty:
- 3 russet potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed
- 3 russet potatoes, peeled, grated, squeezed dry
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 c buttermilk or milk
- 2 tbsp butter for frying
- 8 slices of smoked salmon for topping
For the herb sour cream:
- 1 c sour cream
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 tbsp chives, sliced
- 1 tbsp dill, finely chopped
Instructions
To prepare the Boxty
Mix all ingredients and fry in a cast heavy bottom pan over medium heat with melted butter until golden brown on each side.
About 10 minutes per side.
Serve hot and top with smoked salmon
To prepare the sour cream
Mix all ingredients and top each cake with a dollop before serving.
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 347Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 32mgSodium 937mgCarbohydrates 52gFiber 4gSugar 4gProtein 13g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.