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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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  • 4 lbs white potatoes cooked, about 7 cups mashed
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 tbsp salted butter melted
  • 2/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup onions minced
  • 2 garlic minced
  • 2 salt
  • 5 1/2 tsp black pepper to taste
  • 0.5 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
3223 cal
Protein
83.8 g
Carbohydrate
606 g
Fiber
65.6 g
Sugars
39.5 g
Sodium
5455 mg
Total fat
60 g
Saturated fat
35 g
Monounsaturated fat
14.3 g
Polyunsaturated fat
4.91 g
Vitamins & minerals
  • Calcium: 1051 mg
  • Iron: 28.7 mg
  • Magnesium: 584 mg
  • Phosphorus: 2051 mg
  • Potassium: 9566 mg
  • Zinc: 11.4 mg

Let's Prepare

Collect

Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.

  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup whole milk
  • 2 salt

Prepare

  • 4 lbs white potatoes, cooked, about 7 cups mashed
  • Melt 4 tbsp salted butter
  • Mince 1 cup onions
  • Mince 2 garlic
  • 5 1/2 tsp black pepper, to taste
  • 0.5 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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