Boxty (Potato Griddle Cakes) (Irish)

159 calories per serving view nutrition facts

8 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

1/2	pound	potatoes	uncooked
1/2	pound	potatoes	cooked, mashed
1/2	pound	flour, all-purpose
1	x	milk
1	each	egg
1	x	salt and black pepper	to taste

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.

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.

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. )

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 91g

Amount per Serving

Calories 159 5% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.0g	1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g	1%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 23mg	8%
Sodium 11mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 33.0g	11%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g	7%
Sugars 1.0g
Protein 5.0g	9%

Vitamin A	1%		Vitamin C	7%
Calcium	1%		Iron	9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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