Boxty — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

Golden, lacy Irish potato pancakes made from a mixture of grated raw and mashed cooked potatoes, pan-fried until crisp-edged and tender inside.

Ingredients

1 Peel and finely grate half the potatoes into a clean cloth. Squeeze out all liquid into a bowl and let starch settle.
2 Boil the remaining potatoes until tender, drain, and mash smoothly.
3 Combine grated raw potato, mashed potato, settled starch, flour, baking powder, egg, and enough buttermilk to form a thick batter. Season.
4 Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Drop spoonfuls of batter and flatten into rounds.
5 Fry 3-4 min per side until golden brown and cooked through.
6 Serve hot with butter or as a side to a full breakfast.

Did You Know?

The old Irish rhyme goes: "Boxty on the griddle, boxty in the pan; if you cannot make boxty, you will never get a man."