Blarney Cakes (An Irish Family Recipe For Breakfast Sausage/Potato Cakes)
Recipe: #16828
January 19, 2015
"This is a recipe found in 1 of my Grandparentsdotcom newsletters & the only thing sweet about them is their taste. Lynn C. of Brighton, Tenn was credited & is a freq contributor at the site. “My great-grandmother brought this recipe over from Ireland,” said Lynn. “She called them breakfast cakes, but we like our name better!” Consisting mostly of grd sausage & grated potato, the patties are a bit like potato pancakes. BUT these are lighter & more strongly-flavored w/a variety of herbs & spices. For extra fun, Lynn suggests serving them topped w/maple syrup. Enjoy!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (130.1 g)
- Calories 252
- Total Fat - 16.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 5 g
- Cholesterol - 53.3 mg
- Sodium - 52.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 10 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.6 g
- Sugars - 1.1 g
- Protein - 15.7 g
- Calcium - 24.7 mg
- Iron - 1.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 10.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Grate potatoes directly onto a lint-free clean kitchen towel & add salt. Allow to rest for 2-3 min. Then over a sink or lrg bowl, close & twist the towel tightly. This should drain the liquid from the potatoes (If you don't have a lint-free towel, sprinkle potatoes w/1 tsp salt, place in a fine-mesh sieve, weigh down & drain for 30 min over a bowl).
Step 2
Place all ingredients (except olive oil) in a food-processor. Pulse to grind into a sausage mixture. If you don't have a food-processor, finely chop the onion & parsley. Then mix in everything else w/your hands (A blender or immersion blender might work for this too).
Step 3
Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over med-heat. When the oil is hot, form mixture into patties 3-in wide & 1/2-in thick. Set into skillet & cook 6-7 min on each side. They should be golden brown in color when finished. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Serve warm w/maple syrup as desired.
Tips
- Food-processor
- If no food-processor, a blender or immersion blender may work.