Boxty (Potato Griddle Cakes) (Irish)

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   Grate raw potatoes and mix with the cooked mashed potatoes.

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   Add salt, pepper and flour.

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   Beat egg and add to mixture with just enough milk to make a batter that will drop from a spoon.

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   Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a hot griddle or frying pan.

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   Cook over a moderate heat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side.

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   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.

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   An old poem says: Boxty on the griddle, boxty in the pan, if you can't make boxty, you'll never get a man.

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    (The accuracy of the poem is uncertain. )

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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