Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 10 minutes | Total: 20 minutes | Serving: 4 | Yield: 4 servings
No more wasting food. This recipe will let you use your leftover mashed potatoes for good. These easy and quick to make Potato Cakes are dangerously addicting and darn delicious. Grab the simple ingredients listed below and surprise your family with a tasty treat that will make them come back for more!
I love how simple and pretty straightforward this recipe is. And as a mom, I always look for recipes that will allow me to use leftovers. I hate wasting food and who doesn’t? This old fashioned potato cakes is my soul mate. They look okay but they taste way better!
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INGREDIENTS
2 cups mashed potatoes
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 onion, diced
1 egg
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup vegetable oil, or as needed
HOW TO MAKE OLD FASHIONED POTATO CAKES
Step 1: In a bowl, combine the mashed potatoes, flour, onion, egg, black pepper, and salt. Mix until you reach a batter consistency.
Step 2: Pour vegetable oil in a skillet and heat over medium heat.
Step 3: When the oil is hot, drop 4-inch circles of the batter. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side until golden brown.
Step 4: Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked cakes on paper towels to drain.
Step 5: Do this for the rest of the batter.
NOTES:
Cold mashed potatoes are way thicker and are much easy to handle than warm mashed potatoes.
Determine the nutritional value of the frying oil (upon cooking) based on a retention value of 10 percent. Exact quantity depends on cooking time and temperature, number of ingredients, and the oil used.
For the toppings, you can choose from sour cream, new herbs, sliced onions, bacon, grilled tomatoes, tomatoes, salsa, and snips.
Nutrition Facts:
Per Serving: 254.8 calories; 48.6 mg cholesterol; 627.1 mg sodium; 7.1 g protein; 45.1 g carbohydrates
Ingredients
- 2 cups mashed potatoes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup vegetable oil, or as needed
Instructions
Step 1: In a bowl, combine the mashed potatoes, flour, onion, egg, black pepper, and salt. Mix until you reach a batter consistency.
Step 2: Pour vegetable oil in a skillet and heat over medium heat.
Step 3: When the oil is hot, drop 4-inch circles of the batter. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side until golden brown.
Step 4: Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked cakes on paper towels to drain.
Step 5: Do this for the rest of the batter.
NOTES:
Cold mashed potatoes are way thicker and are much easy to handle than warm mashed potatoes.
Determine the nutritional value of the frying oil (upon cooking) based on a retention value of 10 percent. Exact quantity depends on cooking time and temperature, number of ingredients, and the oil used.
For the toppings, you can choose from sour cream, new herbs, sliced onions, bacon, grilled tomatoes, tomatoes, salsa, and snips.
