Potato Cakes

Description

These are very inexpensive and generally sold as street food to be eaten on the street as an egg and potato sandwich stuffed into flatbread with a thin sauce tomatish.

Ingredients

• 4 cups mashed potatoes, warm and plain
• 3 garlic cloves, mashed or garlic, pressed
• ½ cup scallions, cut lengthwise and sliced thinly
• ½ cup fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped finely
• 1 – 2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• flour, for dusting
• oil, for shallow frying

Directions

1. Mix all but flour and oil together in a large bowl.
2. Form 16 patties using ¼ cup of the mix to about ⅓ inch thick.
3. Use floured hands if necessary.
4. Coat each patty with the flour, hitting to knock off any excess of flour.
5. Shallow fry in vegetable oil on medium to medium high heat until deep golden brown.
6. If you need to, you can refrigerate the floured patties to cook off an hour or so later.