by Sheila Connolly
I thought I was done with Irish recipes for a bit, but I keep finding good ones—as I keep
saying, Irish cooking had gotten a lot
better in the past decade or two. This one you might call a new classic: it
uses potatoes (which the Irish have been doing well for a couple of centuries)
and blue cheese (there are a lot of dairy farms in Ireland—my great-grandfathers
in Co. Cork raised cattle), but it adds a nice mix of herbs and garlic to punch
up the flavor.
BLUE CHEESE POTATO CAKES
1
1/2 - 1 3/4 pounds baking (you want a mealy potato, not a waxy one) potatoes,
peeled and cut into 2" pieces
(note: this recipe makes 12+ cakes,
So feel free to reduce it)
2
Tblsp unsalted butter
2
Tblsp fresh chives, minced
1
Tblsp garlic, minced
1/4
tsp nutmeg (if you like)
salt
and pepper to taste
2
Tlbsp fresh parsley, minced
1
cup (4 oz. by weight) blue cheese, crumbled
1
egg yolk
1
cup flour
2
eggs, beaten with 1/2 cup milk
1-1
1/2 cups bread crumbs or panko
oil
for cooking
Cook
the potatoes in salted boiling water for 12-15 minutes, or until tender. Drain
and mash.
In
a small skillet, melt the butter over low heat.
Cook the chives and garlic for 1-2 minutes, until soft. Stir into the
mashed potatoes. Stir in the nutmeg, salt, pepper, dill and parsley. Cool completely.
Stir
in the cheese and egg yolk (leave the cheese lumpy).
Shape
the mixture into 12 cakes. Refrigerate
on a sheet of waxed paper or foil for 10 minutes.
Dredge
the cakes in flour, then coat with the egg mixture, followed by the bread
crumbs or panko.
Heat
the oil in a large skillet. Add the
cakes and cook for 3-5 minutes per side, until browned. (You can cook them to
this point then reheat them for serving.)
Serve
with a dollop of sour cream if you want
.
Wonderful...just mention blue cheese and or garlic and I'm on it like white on rice. Thanks for this, Dee
ReplyDeleteOoh, I love potato cakes done right and these look wonderful and still in the Irish mode. Thanks, Sheila!
ReplyDeleteMJ
Wow. These look great! I love the blue cheese in them. Two or three of these in a smaller version would make a lovely appetizer, too!
ReplyDelete~Krista
Blue cheese is a right nice surprise in these Irish cakes. Thanks, Sheila ~ have a wonderful Sunday! ~ Cleo
ReplyDeleteSheila, simple and lovely! Yum!!! Let's hear it for Ireland.
ReplyDeleteDaryl / Avery
Sure, and it sounds delicious!
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