This is the time of year, around St. Patricks Day, where the grocery shelves are full of potatoes, carrots, cabbages and leeks: all things ready for the Boiled New England Dinner of corned beef. Potatoes are my comfort food, and I can get really excited about a potato in any form. This is a website I just found in England and a yummy looking recipe for:
Irish Potato Pancakes
Serves: 10
Ingredients
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
1 onion
1 Tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
8 cups shredded white Cara potatoes
6 eggs
1 cup flour
1 cup half and half
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
Olive and canola oil
Chop the onions and peppers, then saute lightly in olive oil. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, half and half, black pepper, garlic, and salt. Whisk well. Add the flour; mix. Add the onion and peppers mixture. Add the potatoes and mix together thoroughly.
Preheat a frying pan or griddle to 375 degrees and brush with canola oil. Spoon out the mixture onto the griddle, making 6- to 7-inch cakes. Flip the cakes over, frying each side. Sample the first cake for salt content. Typically you add more salt to potato dishes than you might normally think correct. Serve the pancakes topped with sour cream and finely chopped green onions. Add more sour cream on the side.
