Fried mashed potatoes?

Question

I have been using leftover mashed potatoes for breakfast for many years. I put it in a frying pan with a little butter and fry them until a brown crust forms. I then turn it over to brown the other side. My question is: Does anyone else do this? I have never heard of anyone else doing it, nor have I ever seen a recipe for it in any cookbook. I sometimes do it for dinner instead of baked, mashed or fried potatoes.

P.S. My idea of a potato pancake was shreded raw potato mixed with a little flour and fried? I didn't know they were also made with mashed potatoes.

Answer 1

I do it all the time. In fact, I always make extra potatoes just to have leftovers for this purpose. If I bake potatoes, I bake a few extra so that I can scoop out the stuff and mash it up and do the same thing.

A few people thought they had a problem with the potato being too runny. Just add a few tablespoons of flour and that problem goes away.

I also like to add some chopped green onions. They give a nice color and add a good taste.

Answer 2

Fried Mashed Potatoes

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Fried mashed potatoes?
I have been using leftover mashed potatoes for breakfast for many years. I put it in a frying pan with a little butter and fry them until a brown crust forms. I then turn it over to brown the other side. My question is: Does anyone else do this? I have never heard of anyone else doing it, nor have...

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Answer 6

My grandmother use to make these for me when I was growing up. She would only use home made mashed potatoes. In the left over mashed potatoes she would add one egg, mix well and fry in half butter and half oil (no burning)until golden brown on each side. The trick is not to turn them too soon.

Answer 7

I go off the deep-end with mashed potatos. As soon as I cook them, I sautee some garlic in a lot of butter and then dump the spuds into the mix and continue to cook until it is all soaked up and turned brown. If I am having a steak, I will throw it all in the drippings of the steak, Yum, high cholesterol and sounds disgusting, but very good.

Answer 8

Yeppers. My momma did it all the time, but not for breakfast. It's a traditional English/Irish thing. The English call it 'Bubble and Squeak', while the Irish call it Colcannon. The English usually mix the potato with other vegetables left over from the previous day's meals, while the Irish quite often mix it with kale, butter, salt and pepper. My mom always mixed it with rutabaga and carrots, salt and pepper.

*Your idea of a potato pancake is what most people would consider to be a 'hash brown'. . .you know, like the kind you get at fast food restaurants? You can buy them at the grocery store, too, and they're called 'potato patties'.*

Answer 9

PAN-FRIED SMASHED POTATOES

11/2 pounds new potatoes, scrubbed well

Olive oil

Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Roast the potatoes on a baking sheet for 1 hour, or until they are easily pierced with a thin knife.

3. Cover your hand with a kitchen towel and gently smash each potato to flatten it.

4. Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat and generously coat the bottom of the pan with olive oil.

5. Pan-fry the potatoes until they are crispy and golden brown, about 5 minutes on each side.

6. Transfer the potatoes to paper towels to drain and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Yield: 4 servings

Answer 10

Yep! That's some tasty goodness right there! If you don't hate onions, cut up a few of those, saute them a little before you put in the potatoes and then you'll have the Austrailian version of "Bubbles and Squeak".....I think. But either way, it's really good!