Loaded Mashed Potato Cakes 5fix Food

LOADED MASHED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Fry the bacon until crispy and drain on a paper towel until cool. Crumble into small bits. Place the bacon bits into a large bowl.
• Pour off all but 2 tbsp of bacon grease from the frying pan and cook the garlic, and white onion if using, over medium heat until translucent. (If using green onion, no need to precook).
• Add to the bacon bits along with remaining ingredients (except butter/margarine) and blend well with a spoon or your hands (it'll be sticky).
• Wash and dry your frying pan, then melt 1 tbsp of butter or margarine in it over medium heat.
• Scoop up about ¼ of a cup of the potato mixture and form it into a ball. Place it in the hot pan, flattening it out until it's about ½ - ¾″ thick.
• Fry for about 3 minutes on each side, until they are lightly golden brown.
• For best results, serve immediately, while hot and crispy.
• Top with green onions, sour cream or ketchup.

IRRESISTIBLE POTATO CAKES #5FIX

Steps:

• Fry bacon until golden.
• Mix bacon, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes and stuffing mix together.
• Form patties.
• Heat 4 tablespoons oil in skillet over medium high heat.
• Cook potato cakes about 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

LOADED MASHED POTATO CAKES #5FIX

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the mashed potatoes, egg, cheese and bacon. Shape mixture into 8 patties. Roll in bread crumbs.
• Place on broiler pan. Broil for 10 minutes or until delicately browned.

LOADED MASHED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels, reserving bacon grease in skillet; crumble bacon.
• Melt butter in bacon grease over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic until tender and lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Transfer vegetables and bacon to large bowl; stir in mashed potatoes, American cheese, flour, egg, mustard, black pepper, and hot sauce.
• Heat vegetable oil in a clean skillet over medium heat. Drop spoonfuls of mashed potato mixture, flattening slightly, and fry patties until golden brown on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Serve with sour cream.

MASHED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients.
• If mashed potatoes are warm, chill for a couple of hours.
• Form into 4-6 patties about 1/2" thick.
• If mixture is too moist to form patties, add a little flour.
• Dip in flour.
• Saute slowly in butter, adding more as needed, until crispy on the outside and golden brown.
• Great with bratwurst, ham, meatloaf, or any meat that doesn't have gravy.
• Also good with bacon and eggs for breakfast.

CRISP MASHED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add green onions to pan and cook 2 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Place mashed potatoes in a medium bowl. Stir in onions, cheese, salt, pepper, and bacon. Divide potato mixture into 6 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.
• Place panko in a shallow dish. Dredge patties in panko.
• Place patties on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake for 12 minutes. Carefully turn patties over and bake for an additional 12 minutes or until golden.