Perfect Potato Cakes Food

POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• In a medium size mixing bowl combine mashed potatoes, egg, flour, salt (if needed) and garlic salt. Mix well.
• Melt butter in a large frying pan over a low heat. Drop pancake-size (4 inch circles) lumps of mashed potatoes into the frying pan. Pat to flatten to 1/2 to 1 inch thickness. Sprinkle some cheddar cheese onto the mashed potato cake. Spoon more potato mixture over the cheese. Flip the potato cake over when the bottom is browned (about 10 minutes). Brown the other side (about 10 minutes).

PERFECT ROAST CHICKEN WITH POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• For the chicken: Place a heavy-bottomed pan in the oven (I prefer cast iron) and preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
• Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Rub the chicken with the lemon halves and season liberally with salt and pepper. Drizzle the chicken with the olive oil.
• Carefully remove the hot pan from the oven, arrange the chicken in it breast-side up and place the pan on the middle rack. Roast until the thickest part of the chicken measures 160 degrees F, about 45 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before carving.
• For the potato cakes: While the chicken is cooking, thoroughly mix together the sweet potatoes, eggs, onion, Old Bay and paprika. Season with salt and pepper. Form the mixture into 6 patties.
• While the chicken is resting, place the pan it was cooked in over medium-high heat with the rendered chicken fat. Working in batches and adding more oil if necessary, cook the patties, flattening them slightly with a spatula, until golden brown and crisp, 4 to 6 minutes per side.
• Serve the sweet potato cakes with the chicken and some lemon wedges on the side.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Mix mashed potatoes, flour, onion, egg, black pepper, and salt together in a bowl until batter consistency.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Drop 4-inch circles of batter into hot oil. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter.

PERFECT POTATO LATKES

Steps:

• In a food processor or through a salad shooter, finely grate peeled potatoes and onion. The faster the grating the less liquid that will come out.
• Add flour and mix well.
• Line a sieve with cheesecloth and transfer potatoes and onion to the sieve.
• Set sieve over a bowl, twist the cheesecloth into a pouch, and squeeze out as much moisture as you can.
• Let the mixture drain at least 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes, pour off liquid from the bowl, but leave the white potato starch that settles on the bottom of the bowl.
• To the starch, add the eggs.
• Return drained potato-and-onion mixture and combine well.
• Return this entire mixture to the sieve and set the sieve over a bowl. Your latke mixture will continue to weep while you're cooking. This is normal, but you don't want any of this moisture; it'll turn your potatoes red.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
• In a large skillet, heat 1/4 inch of oil over medium-high heat until hot.
• Take about 2 tablespoons worth of the mixture into your hands and press them together to make a thin cake.
• Pat lightly in flour.
• Drop this pressed cake into the oil and fry until brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side; latkes should be golden and crisp on both sides.
• Eat right away or keep warm in oven.
• Serve with apple sauce or sour cream.

PERFECT POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Peel and shred potatoes; place in a bowl of cold water. Line a colander with cheesecloth or paper towels. Drain potatoes into cloth and squeeze out as much moisture as possible. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, flour, onion, salt and pepper., In an electric skillet, heat 1/4 in. oil over medium heat. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls into oil, about 3 in. apart. Press lightly to flatten. Fry until golden brown, about 4 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter. If desired, top with maple syrup or applesauce.

PERFECT POTATO CAKES - JACKIE FRENCH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except oil.
• fry small spoonfuls in olive oil till brown on both sides.
• Serve hot.
• NB/ Each potato cake should be small & thin so the potato & onion cook properly.

PERFECT POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Mix everything together except Crisco.
• Melt Criso in large skillet about 1/4 in.
• deep.
• Drop potato mixture by heaping Tbsp.
• into hot Crisco.
• Flip when edges appear lightly browned (about 2-3 min.), then cook other side until lightly browned Drain on paper towel.