One of Dublin’s best restaurants for authentic Irish cuisine, Gallagher’s Boxty House, shares their famous Irish Boxty recipe.
Irish Boxty Recipe
Cuisine: Irish
Chef: Pádraic Óg Gallagher
Makes: About 10 Boxty Pancakes
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, Dublin
Location: 20-21 Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Hours: Monday to Sunday, 11am to 10.30pm (ish)
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Easy Irish Boxty Recipe From the Experts at Gallagher's Boxty House, Dublin
Recognized potato expert and owner of The Boxty House in Dublin’s Temple Bar, Pádraic Óg Gallagher shares his famous Irish Boxty Recipe.
Cuisine: Irish
Keywords: boxty, potato pancakes, Irish food, Dublin
Recipe Yield: About 10 Boxty Pancakes
Recipe Ingredients: 300g Raw potatoes, peeled 300g Cooked potatoes, mashed 300g Flour 10g Salt 850ml Milk
Recipe 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.
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