Potato Cakes Recipe

• Chopped or ground ham
• Diced onion
• Crumbled cooked bacon
• Red or green bell pepper
• Shredded cheese (add at the end of the browning process)

Serves 4-8

Potato Cakes Recipe Using Hash Brown Potatoes

Ingredients:

1 lb. frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
1/3 c. grated onion
1/4 c. flour
1/4 c. dairy sour cream
3 eggs
1 1/4 tsp. salt
4 to 6 tbsp. oil for frying

Directions:

Combine all ingredients: potatoes, onion, flour, sour cream, eggs and salt. Heat oil in a large skillet. Drop potato mixture, using about two tablespoons for each potato cake, into the oil. Press each potato cake with a fork to flatten. Fry until browned and a bit crisp on both sides, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

Makes 16 3" potato cakes

You can also use dried hashbrown potato mix. This is a great alternative if you are making potato cakes for a large group.

Potato Cakes Recipe Using Fresh Potatoes

Ingredients:

3-4 white potatoes, peeled and grated
1 Tbsp. flour
1 egg
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 - 3 Tbsp. oil for frying

Directions:

Combine flour, egg, baking poweder and salt. Mix egg mixture with grated potatoes. Drop potato cake mixture into oil heated in a skillet and fry (turning once) until browned on both sides.

There are many variations on the basic recipe for potato cakes. One very tasty version is Potato Cakes Recipe with Salmon. A tasty party appetizer is our Potato Cakes Recipe with Crab. If you have leftovers from a roast beef dinner, make a Potato Cakes Recipe with Beef for lunch the next day.

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Potato Cakes Recipe with Salmon

Potato Cakes Recipe with Crab

Potato Cakes Recipe with Beef

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