Boxty Recipe

One of Ireland's favorite foods is boxty. Basically, a potato pancake, boxty is a food widely consumed in Ireland and enjoyed in Irish neighborhoods in the Bronx.  My blog contains other tasty recipes such as Brown Bread and Soda Bread and here is another you might enjoy.

Here is a simplified version of the recipe from Food Network:

Ingredients
8 ounces grated raw potato
6 ounces mashed potato
8 ounces all-purpose flour
1 pint milk
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, for seasoning, plus 1-ounce cracked black pepper, for filling
18 (2-ounce) Irish fillet medallions
2 large onions, sliced
6 large mushrooms, chopped
2 ounces of Irish whiskey
1 pint cream
Salt
Watercress, for garnish

Wash and drain the raw potatoes at least twice to remove all starch. Place the raw and mashed potatoes in a large pot, add flour, milk. Season and blend to a smooth consistency. Drop a ladle full onto a hot griddle, push the mixture from the center outwards with the bottom of the ladle, cook for two minutes then flip the boxy over and cook through. Season with salt and pepper.

Sear the fillets on both sides in an oiled, well-heated pan, remove from the pan and set aside. Fry the onions and mushrooms until soft, add the whiskey (careful not to burn your eyebrows off), add the cream, cracked pepper and season with salt, to taste. Reduce a little then return the fillets to the pan continue cooking until the sauce thickened to the right consistency.



If you prefer to go with another traditional and universally accepted recipe try this recipe for Brown Bread. It is a great, easy recipe.  Sure to satisfy.