Irish Fadge (Potato Cakes)
"This is a true "Ulster" recipe. Very easy to make and so many different uses."
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
directions
- Mash the potatoes (make sure there are no lumps).
- Sprinkle with salt and drizzle with the butter.
- Knead in enough flour to make a pliable dough (usually 3/4 cup is enough).
- Roll out to about 1/2" thick and cut into round patties about 4"across.
- Heat a non stick skillet and brown on each side 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve with butter (you can sprinkle them with sugar if you are serving them as a treat).
- NB: These are very tasty fried in bacon grease and served with breakfast.
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Reviews
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Delicious, easy to make. I love potatoes and this a great one to add to my collection. I used bacon grease to fry the cakes and served them with a side order of crispy bacon bits and a dollop of sour cream. Yum. -
My Irish mother made something very similar to this when I was a child 50 years ago. It was a way of using the left over potatoes after a family meal. The basic difference was that she didn't use the butter and salt until after they were fried in bacon fat. Hers were dry fried in a big old cast iron pan until they were medium brown, cooled and then refrigerated until morning. The problem is that her method created a lot of smoke. I find putting them on a sheet pan under the broiler works better. Just make sure they have a dusting of flour on both sides before they go under the broiler and to flip them half way through.These are great with bacon and runny eggs. That means they're probably very bad for you. Oh, well. P.S. You can have lumps as long as they're no bigger than a pea. I happen to like them lumpy. -
I am not from Ireland, but these are good. Different, but good. Thanks for this recipe! -
Horrible. Wound up with a goopy slop that was hard to handle and completely disgusting to eat. Had to add double the amount of flour recommended and even then it was nearly impossible to roll out into patties.
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Delicious potato cakes. Made them twice now. Once with 4 medium fresh potatoes peeled, boiled and mashed, and the second time with a little more than 2 cups of leftover mashed potatoes. Both times I fried the cakes in a little bacon grease. This great recipe is now printed and in my favorite recipe binder. Potatoes are my favorite food! A day without potatoes is a day without sunshine!Thanks Bergy. --
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Tweaks
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For a tasty, textured variation called Pratie Oaten try substituting fine oatmeal for the flour in this recipe.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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