Boxty

Try out this easy and delicious Irish potato pancake called a Boxty. Recipe from the one and only Donal Skehan

Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Makes: 4 portions

Ingredients:
500g potato
250g plain flour
1tsp baking soda
300ml buttermilk
6 spring onions

1. Do the mash potatoes

First step is to stick on some James Brown and makes some mash with 250g of the potatoes.

Once your mash is ready, peel and grate the other 250g of potato and add to a bowl with the mash, 250g plain flour, 1tsp baking soda and chopped spring onions to a bowl and mix together

Slowly add 300ml of buttermilk until it has formed a thick batter (please note, dear reader, that this picture is probably too thick of a batter – better to thin it out a little…)

Add a knob of butter to a frying pan and fry on both sides (much like a pancakes) until golden brown

Serve with your choice of toppings, bacon, or even some leeks would go nicely!

Dink and sink

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