Savoury Potato Cake Recipes

SAVORY POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• 1.Prepare the sour cream topping by folding the onion powder, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning into the sour cream. Cover and refrigerate until use.
• 2.Dice the onion and chop the parsley.
• 3.Combine with the bread crumbs, eggs, salt, and pepper.
• 4.Peel the potatoes and shred.*
• 5.Squeeze out any excess moisture from the shredded potatoes.
• 6.Add potato shreds to the bread crumb mixture.
• 7.Working in batches of three or four, scoop out ¼ cup of the mixture and place it in a large, lightly oiled pan over medium heat.
• 8.Flatten to ¼-inch thick circle.
• 9.Fry for three to five minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• 10.As you finish each batch, transfer the pancakes to a cookie sheet lined with paper towels and place in oven turned to warm.
• 11.Serve each pancake with a small dollop of seasoned sour cream mixture.
• *Take care not to prepare the shredded potatoes first since they will turn brown before you can finish the rest of your mixture.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Mix mashed potatoes, flour, onion, egg, black pepper, and salt together in a bowl until batter consistency.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Drop 4-inch circles of batter into hot oil. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter.

SAVOURY POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 180 Celsius grease a 24 cm springform tin.
• peel then boil the potatoes in salted water. drain and mash well with a potato masher. move to a large bowl.
• add a pinch of nutmeg and the 50 g butter. stirring until the butter has melted.
• add eggs 1 at a time, stirring well after each addition.
• add the salami, 80 g of parmesan, milk and salt and pepper to taste.
• place half the potato mix into the springform tin and top with the mozzarella cheese and shredded ham. top with the rest of the mix.
• sprinkle liberally with the breadcrumbs and the 1/3 cup parmesan cheese. dot with the butter.
• cook for 45 - 50 minutes or util nicely brown on top.
• remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes.
• serve as a side with meat and gravy and vegetables of choice.

SAVORY CARIBBEAN-INSPIRED SWEET POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Place the sweet potatoes in a pan, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until potatoes are easily pierced with fork, about 10 minutes. Drain, place the potatoes in a mixing bowl, and mash.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the jalapeno pepper, green onions, and garlic. Cook and stir until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Stir the vegetables, brown sugar, and allspice into the mashed sweet potatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Form the sweet potato mixture into 12 slightly flattened cakes about 2 to 2 1/2 inches in diameter using your hands or large spoons. Place on a plate.
• Heat 1/4 cup canola oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place the sweet potato cakes in the skillet, four at a time, and cook, turning once, until golden brown on each side, 6 to 8 minutes. Add more oil if needed.

GOLDEN POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. If using unsalted butter, heat in a small saucepan over medium, skimming off white foam that rises to the surface, until butter is melted and milk solids have settled to the bottom of the pan. Spoon clear (clarified) butter into a small bowl. Discard milk solids.
• Heat 1 Tbsp. clarified butter (or ghee) in a medium skillet, preferably ovenproof nonstick or cast iron (you will need to cover it; use a baking sheet if you don't have a lid), over medium-high and add half of potatoes, tossing to separate slices and coat in butter. Cook, tossing often, until some of the slices are browned around the edges, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Repeat with another 1 Tbsp. butter and remaining potatoes; transfer to same bowl. Let cool slightly.
• Arrange some potato slices in an overlapping pattern in a single layer in bottom of skillet. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with some of the remaining clarified butter. Repeat with remaining potatoes, building a layer at a time, seasoning with salt and pepper and drizzling with clarified butter as you go. When you are finished layering the potatoes, pour any remaining clarified butter over top and cover skillet.
• Cook potatoes over low heat until barely tender, 10-15 minutes. Uncover skillet and transfer to oven. Bake until potatoes are very tender in the middle (if you have a cake tester, that's a good way to check, or use the tip of a paring knife) and browned and crisp around the edges, 25-30 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Slide a rubber spatula underneath potato cake to loosen, then invert onto a platter. Season with more salt.
• Do Ahead
• Potato cake can be made 3 hours ahead. Leave in skillet at room temperature. Reheat at 350°F for 10 minutes before serving.

GERMAN SAVORY POTATO CAKE (KARTOFFELKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Peel and wash the potatoes.
• Divide the potatoes into two even portions; take one portion cut them into halves, then place in salted water and cook about 20 minutes, until soft enough to mash.
• Shred the remaining raw potatoes.
• Place 50 grams of the butter in a heated pan.
• Sauté the onion and the ham chunks together in the butter.
• Add the shredded potato and turning them over occasionally with a spatula, cook together for about 5-8 minutes.
• Remove from the pan and let cool.
• Drain the potatoes that have been cooking in the water and mash them (using a potato ricer).
• Mix together with the remaining 125 grams of butter, the flour, and some salt & pepper, kneading together to make a dough.
• Using the wrapper from your butter, grease a large rectangular rimmed baking tin about 32 x 39 cm in size (or use a rimmed cookie sheet) and then dust pan with breadcrumbs (If you already tossed your wrapper, just grease the pan with a little butter or oil).
• Press out the potato dough evenly to form a crust in the pan.
• Strip the rosemary leaves from their stems and chop them.
• Whisk together the eggs, rosemary, garlic, sour cream, caraway seeds (optional), and combine with the shredded potato mixture.
• Season with salt& pepper to taste.
• Spread this mixture on top of the potato pastry.
• Place on a lower rack in the oven (preheated to around 200°C) and bake approximately 50 minutes.
• Cool slightly (about 5-10 minutes), then cut into 16 squares.
• Garnish with a small dollop of sour cream and a bit of fresh rosemary, if desired.