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Poetic Potato Cakes

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  • 20m Prep Time
  • 3m 0sCook Time
  • 23m Ready In
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Ingredients

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  • 2 lbs white potatoes cooked, about 7 cups mashed
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp salted butter melted
  • 1/3 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup onions minced
  • 1 garlic minced
  • 1 salt
  • 2 3/4 tsp black pepper to taste
  • 0.25 salted butter or oil as needed for frying

Nutrition (per serving, estimated)

Estimated based off 9 of 9 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).

Energy
1612 cal
Protein
41.9 g
Carbohydrate
303 g
Fiber
32.8 g
Sugars
19.7 g
Sodium
2728 mg
Total fat
30 g
Saturated fat
17.5 g
Monounsaturated fat
7.14 g
Polyunsaturated fat
2.45 g
Vitamins & minerals
  • Calcium: 525 mg
  • Iron: 14.4 mg
  • Magnesium: 292 mg
  • Phosphorus: 1026 mg
  • Potassium: 4783 mg
  • Zinc: 5.71 mg

Let's Prepare

Collect

Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 salt

Prepare

  • 2 lbs white potatoes, cooked, about 7 cups mashed
  • Melt 2 tbsp salted butter
  • Mince 1/2 cup onions
  • Mince 1 garlic
  • 2 3/4 tsp black pepper, to taste
  • 0.25 salted butter, or oil as needed for frying

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Flour, milk, salt and butter – That's all it really takesWith cooked and mashed potatoesTo make Potato Cakes.

  2. Step 2.

    Mix them all togetherAnd then roll out the dough;Cut into rounds or squaresA half-inch thick or so.

  3. Step 3.

    Fry them for 3 minutesIn a heavy bottomed pan,Then turn and fry the other side – Resist them if you can!

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