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Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake. The dish is mostly associated with the north midlands, north Connacht and southern Ulster, in particular the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Cavan.
Boxty comes in many different forms but as my favorite food from childhood it will always mean a thin pancake made of potato and flour to me.
There are many different recipes but all contain finely grated, raw potatoes and all are served fried. The most popular version of the dish consists of finely grated, raw potato and mashed potato with flour, baking soda, buttermilk and sometimes egg. The grated potato may be strained to remove most of the starch and water but this is not necessary. The mixture is fried on a griddle pan for a few minutes on each side, similar to a normal pancake. Traditional alternatives include using only raw potatoes, boiling it as a dumpling or baking it as a loaf.
How to make a boxty cake
The most noticeable difference between boxty and other similarly fried potato dishes is its smooth, fine grained consistency.
Boxty frying in the pan
Boxty was seen as so much a part of the local culture in the areas in which it was made, that the following poem was written-
Boxty on the griddle,
Boxty in the pan,
If you can't make boxty,
You'll never get a man.
Gallaghers Boxty House
A short film on Ireland's most famous restaurant, Gallagher's Boxty House in Dublin's Temple Bar
As the interest in Irish cuisine has increased, so the popularity of boxty has risen. It is not unusual to see boxty on the menus of restaurants outside the areas with which it is traditionally associated. Boxty may be bought in shops and supermarkets either in the dumpling form or ready cooked as pancakes. Some modern recipes use garlic and other spices to flavor the mixture. For hygiene and convenience, the raw potato may be blended in a food processor instead of grating it by hand.
Traditional Irish boxty potato cakes use both fresh potatoes and leftover mashed potatoes.
Ingredients:
1 cup raw, grated potatoes
1 cup leftover mashed potatoes
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup [about] milk to mix
Butter or oil for frying
Sugar [optional]
Preparation for boxty, Traditional Irish potato cakes.
Place the grated raw potatoes in a clean cloth and twist to remove excess moisture.
Whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.
Combine flour mixture into raw potatoes, mashed potatoes, and eggs. Add enough mix to make a batter.
Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat and add butter or oil. Drop potato batter by the tablespoon into the hot pan. Brown on both sides [about 4 minutes per side]. Butter each boxty and serve hot with or without sugar.
Yield: about 4 servings
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