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Boxty recipe
Delicious Irish potato pancakes, crispy and warm.
Ingredients
- 500 g potatoes
- 250 ml buttermilk
- 100 g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 50 g butter
How to make Boxty
- Peel and grate 500 g of potatoes into a large bowl.
- Measure and pour 250 ml of buttermilk into the bowl with potatoes.
- Add 50 g of plain flour to the potato and buttermilk mixture.
- Incorporate 1 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp salt into the mixture.
- Mix all ingredients until well combined and uniform in texture.
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add 50 g of butter until melted.
- Spoon approximately 100 g of the potato mixture into the frying pan, shaping it into a pancake.
- Cook each pancake for 4 to 5 minutes, flipping once, until both sides are golden brown and crispy.
- Transfer the cooked boxty to a plate and keep warm while cooking the remaining pancakes.
- Serve the boxty hot with your choice of toppings.
What is Boxty?
Boxty is a traditional dish from Ireland, cooked in a pan, and takes about 30 minutes from start to finish. It is built around potatoes, buttermilk and plain flour. The recipe below uses 6 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Boxty take?
At 30 minutes it is quicker than 97% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 60 dishes built on potatoes. The method runs to 10 steps, the longest being 5 minutes.
Any tips for making Boxty?
Use freshly grated potatoes for the best texture.
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