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Boxty (Traditional Irish Dish)

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Submitted by hollerc

It is mentioned in a traditional children’s Irish jingle: “Three pans of boxty, baking all the day, What use is boxty without a cup of tay?"

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

8 min

READY

25 min

Ingredients

1 237
CUP ML POTATOES
uncooked, grated
1 237
CUP ML POTATOES
leftover mashed
1 237
2 1E+1
TEASPOONS ML BAKING POWDER
2 1E+1
TEASPOONS ML SALT
2 2
LARGE LARGE EGGS
¼ 59
CUP ML MILK
to bind (more or less)

Directions

Squeeze grated raw potatoes in cheese cloth to remove as much moisture as possible.

Sift flour with salt and baking powder. Mix all potatoes with dry ingreds. and add beaten eggs. Mix well, and add sufficient milk to make batter.

Drop by tablespoons onto hot buttered frying pan and cook over moderate heat until browned (4 min. per side.) Serve hot and well buttered with or without sugar.

NOTE: Boxty is the traditional Irish fare for Shrove Tuesday.

Composed of grated raw potatoes, mashed cooked potatoes, with flour added as a binding agent, Boxty is either fried in a pan or browned on a griddle.

It is mentioned in a traditional children’s Irish jingle: “Three pans of boxty, baking all the day, What use is boxty without a cup of tay?"

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 115g (4.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 191 15% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 107mg 36%
Sodium 1224mg 51%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 11%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Sugars g
Protein 15g
Vitamin A 3% Vitamin C 5%
Calcium 8% Iron 12%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free
 

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