Mashed Potato Cakes

"My mother used to make too many mashed potatoes, just so she'd have the leftovers to make these cakes. Now I do, too. They're very simple and a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes."
 
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Ready In:
23mins
Ingredients:
4
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • 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.

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Reviews

  1. I made this this morning for breakfast. I was going to post this until I found this already posted. My mom makes these all the time. We serve these with ketchup. My mom makes them without onion and parsley and eats them with syrup. I did have to add a lot of flour in order to handle them to make patties. My leftover potatoes were made with milk & butter but they may not have been stiff enough. Awesome for breakfast. Easier than fried potatoes. Potatoes, gotta love em! Thanks Wildrose!
     
  2. Don'y know where the flavor came from, but these were great. Nice and brown on the outside and creamy in the middle. Thanks
     
  3. My family loved these. They were moist on the inside and crunchy on the outside. They were even delicious cold. Thanks for sharing!
     
  4. yum very nice! These were very good! Crispy and creamy, a great combination :) I'm going to make these for my dad, who is a fried potato lover, next time i cook for him. I do think they would be good with a little more flavoring, maybee some seasoning salt or a dash of hot sauce, and a dallop of sour cream on top, yum! I bet bacon bits and cheese in the potatoes would be awesome too, you could really get creative with this recipe :)
     
  5. Dh complimented these. I skipped the flour and butter, used grapeseed oil and still got a nice crust.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I just made this for dinner tonight and the potato cakes were delicious! I didnt have any onion powder on hand, so I used about a tsp of chopped fresh chives instead. They gave the cakes a mild onion flavour. Delicious recipe, thanks for posting it!
     

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