Description
A quick and easy recipe for potato cakes that your family will love, perfect for busy weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 480g mashed potatoes
- 120g all-purpose flour
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 120ml vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed potatoes, flour, diced onion, egg, salt, and pepper. Stir gently until all the ingredients are just combined.
- In a non-stick frying pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat.
- Scoop about a quarter cup of the potato mixture into the hot oil and gently flatten to form a 4-inch cake. Fry for about 4-5 minutes on each side until golden brown and crispy.
- Drain the fried potato cakes on paper towels to remove excess oil and repeat until all the mixture is used up.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
Notes
These potato cakes are customizable; feel free to add leftover veggies or spices you have on hand. They serve well with sour cream or applesauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 20mg