One of Dublin’s best restaurants for authentic Irish cuisine, Gallagher’s Boxty House, shares their famous recipe for Irish Boxty pancakes.
Cuisine: Irish
Chef: Pádraic Óg Gallagher
Makes: About 10 Boxty Pancakes
Introduction
What is Boxty?
Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake.
The most popular version of the dish is made with grated raw potato, cooked mashed potato, and flour, made into a batter with fresh milk and slow cooked in a pan until golden brown.
Traditional alternatives include boiled and baked.
Boiled
Grated raw potato, cooked mash and flour, kneaded into dumplings, simmered for 12 minutes, chilled and sauteed in a little butter.
Baked
Grated raw potato, cooked mash and flour, kneaded with pure Irish butter and lovingly baked in the oven. Delicious!
Ingredients
- 300g Raw potatoes, peeled
- 300g Cooked potatoes, mashed
- 300g Flour
- 10g Salt
- 850ml Milk
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Grate the raw potatoes into a muslin cloth and squeeze as much liquid as possible into a bowl. Let liquid stand for 20 minutes.
Step 2
Gently pour off the liquid and keep the starch that settled in the bottom of the bowl.
Step 3
Add grated potatoes to mashed potatoes and flour. Add starch and salt to mix.
Step 4
Slowly add 3/4 milk to form a batter of pouring consistency. Depending on the potato, you may not need to use all the milk. If the batter is too heavy, add more milk.
Step 5
Leave batter resting for 30 minutes.
Step 6
Drop a ladle full onto an oiled non-stick pan over medium heat and cook on the first side for 2 minutes (depends on how heavy the batter is and how much you use). Check color (should be a nice golden color) on the bottom. Adjust heat if necessary.
Step 7
Turn and cook on the other side for 2 – 3 minutes more.
Step 8
Boxty pancakes are best left overnight in a fridge and reheated in a pan in good butter.
Boxty House
Location: 20-21 Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Hours: Monday to Sunday, 11am to 10.30pm (ish)
