Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake. It is made with a mix of grated and mashed potatoes, and is typically served as a side dish.
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 tomake a batter that will drop from a spoon.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ahot griddle or frying pan.
Cook over a moderate heat for 3-4 minutes oneach side.
Serve with a tart apple sauce:or as part of an Ulster Fry,with fried bacon, fried sausage, fried eggs, fried black pudding, friedbread, 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.
) .
Ingredients
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 tomake a batter that will drop from a spoon.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ahot griddle or frying pan.
Cook over a moderate heat for 3-4 minutes oneach side.
Serve with a tart apple sauce:or as part of an Ulster Fry,with fried bacon, fried sausage, fried eggs, fried black pudding, friedbread, 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.
) .
