Boxty

[Skylace]

Just had my first taste of boxty tonight at our Irish Pub. It was quite tasty and I must say I liked it a lot. It was served along with a caper berry sauce and smoked salmon. I doubt it was entirely traditional but it was damn tasty.
I'm a huge fan of potato pancakes so it was right up my ally. I think next time I may ask to just get the boxty on it's on. The extra stuff on it was great, but I can tell I would enjoy it on it's own.
Anyone have a good boxty recipe? I understand the difference from latake and kartoffelpuffer is buttermilk and flour.

[Aja]

We made some at work on st patricks day ...along with the Irish stew and sheperds pie .....and Irish breakfasts .....I will look for recipe in the morning for u Sky

[pirtybirdy]

Oh, I see a Danish word....Kartoffel means potato in Danish :-)

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[Aja]

ok sky I am giving You 2 recipes ......U can see the slight difference your self ........

an old poem about this fried bread says:

Boxty on the griddle, boxty in the pan, if you can't make boxty, you'll never get a man.

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. Best fried in baking drippings.

Ingredients
1/2 lb raw potatoes
1/2 lb mashed potatoes
1/2 lb plain flour
1 tablespoon milk, more as needed
1 egg
salt and pepper

Directions

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.



Recipe 2

8ounces (225 grams) freshly cooked potatoes
8 ounces (225 grams) peeled raw potatoes
8 ounces (225 grams/ generous 1 1/2 cups) white flour
1/4 American teaspoon baking powder (1/2 Irish teaspoon bread soda), sifted *see note
8 to 12 fluid ounces (225 to 300 millileters/1 to 1 1/2 cups) buttermilk
Pinch salt (optional)
Butter, for frying

*Note: an Irish tablespoon is the same quantity as an American tablespoon plus a teaspoon

Peel the cooked potatoes while they are still hot, drop into a bowl and mash immediately. Grate the raw potatoes, add to the mashed potatoes with the flour and sifted bread soda. Mix well, and add enough buttermilk to make a stiff batter.

Heat a frying pan, grease with butter and cook large or small pancakes in the usual way. Eat them straight from the pan with butter, crispy rashers or pure Irish honey.


by the way we used the first recipe and used buttermilk .......and served with The Irish breakfast .......They were a big hit .......I also have a great recipe for Soda bread .....but its on a piece of paper and I can't find it ........

Hope this works for You ........

[Skylace]

Thanks indeed for these! They both sound great. I will be giving them a go soon!

[eefanincan]

Yum! Looking forward to this one. Thanks Aja!

[Skylace]

I am going to make it on Mother's Day! I will let you know how it turns out!
One question, should I squeeze out the grated potato before I add it to the mixture? I have done that with other potato pancakes but not sure if it will change how these work.

[Aja]

[Skylace]