description Potato Cakes Overview
Potato cakes are formed portions of cooked potato, usually mashed potato mixed with ingredients such as flour, egg, salt, or onion, then shaped into rounds and fried or baked. They are common in British and Irish cooking, where they may be made from leftover boiled potatoes, while related preparations occur elsewhere under different names. The term describes a broad family of dishes rather than one standardized recipe.
help Potato Cakes FAQ
Are potato cakes made from cooked or raw potatoes?
British and Irish potato cakes are commonly made from cooked potatoes, especially leftover boiled potatoes that are mashed and mixed with flour, egg, salt, or onion. The mixture is shaped into rounds before frying or baking.
Are potato cakes the same as hash browns?
No. Potato cakes usually use mashed cooked potato as the base, while hash browns are generally made from shredded potato cooked into a flatter layer.
Are potato cakes the same as Irish boxty?
They can overlap, but boxty traditionally combines grated raw potato with cooked mashed potato and flour or another binder. A simple leftover-potato cake may contain only cooked mash, so the texture is different.
Why do homemade potato cakes fall apart in the pan?
Excess moisture and too little binder can keep the rounds from holding together. Chilling the shaped cakes and frying them only after a firm crust forms helps prevent cracking.
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