Traditional Irish Boxties are potato pancakes! Also called Irish Potatoes Pancakes, they are often made to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
If you’ve never tasted an Irish Boxty, you’re in for a treat. This boxty recipe is simple and really delicious. Today we add green olives for a touch of originality!
This recipe is in collaboration with SARDO
Irish Potatoes Pancakes
Traditional Irish Boxties are potato pancakes! Also called Irish Potatoes Pancakes, they are often made to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: dinner
- Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 to 4 large Yukon Gold potatoes peeled
- 3/4 cup of milk
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup Sardo sliced green olives
- 3 chopped green onions
- 2 tablespoons butter cut into small pieces
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Sour cream to serve.
Instructions
- Cut half of the potatoes into large cubes, place them in a medium saucepan, salt generously and cover with cold water.
- Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, grate the remaining potatoes.
- Add a little salt to the grated and reserved.
- When the boiled potatoes are ready, drain them, put them back in the pan, add 1/4 cup of milk and mash.
- Put the grated potatoes in a clean dish cloth, squeeze and twist the cloths to remove the liquid.
- Add the grated potatoes to the mashed potatoes.
- Place the egg, the remaining milk, the flour, salt and pepper to taste, mix well and add to the potatoes.
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat and add the butter
- Add ¼ cup of dough to the pan and spread a little.
- Cook for about 4 to 5 minutes. Flip and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Serve hot with green onions and sour cream if desired
