Irish Potato & Bacon Cakes

Bergy's Note:

Wonderful as a side dish or for breakfast/Brunch. It is quite high in fat especially if you use dripping to fry them.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 slices bacon, chopped and crisp fried
• 1 lb mashed potatoes, boiled & mashed
• 2 tablespoons flour
• salt & pepper
• butter or dripping (for frying, I use lite olive oil though not traditional)

Directions:

1. Drain your bacon on paper towels.
2. Mix the bacon with the mashed potatoes, flour, salt& pepper.
3. Form into 4 patties.
4. Heat the dripping (butter) (or oil) in a skillet and over medium heat fry the cakes about 5 minutes on each side or until golden, Serve.

Reviews

[cynthia912]

This was good. I didn't follow messurements and kind of "winged" it. I had a friend who is allergic to wheat come, so I added corn mean instead of flour to make it the right consistancy. I added some green onion and chives too. Good. Will do again

[morgainegeiser]

These went well with our Irish breakfast. I will make them again, as they had a wonderful flavor and were easy to prepare. The next time I prepare them I will go for more dense mashed potatoes or add a little more flour, as they did fall apart when frying.

[cuisinebymae]

What a great way to use leftover potatoes! (I always seem to have some in the fridge. So easy! Tastes great!