Best Fried Potato Cake Recipes

FRIED POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• Wash the potatoes.
• In a large covered saucepan, cook the whole potatoes in enough boiling salted water to cover for 20 to 25 minutes or until almost tender; drain.
• Chill several hours or overnight.
• Peel the potatoes; shred enough to make 3 cups.
• Combine the shredded potatoes, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper.
• In a 10-inch skillet, melt the butter.
• Using a spatula, pat the potato mixture into the skillet, leaving a 1/2 inch space around the edge.
• Cook potato mixture, uncovered, over low heat about 20 minutes or until the underside is crisp and golden brown.
• Use a spatula to loosen the potatoes from the skillet.
• Place a plate or baking sheet on top the skillet.
• Invert the skillet to remove the potatoes.
• If necessary, add more butter to the skillet.
• Slide the potato cake back into the skillet, browned side up; cook the unbrowned side for 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the potato cake; cover, and cook 5 minutes more or until the potatoes are golden brown and the cheese is melted.
• Cut the potato cake into four wedges and serve.
• Garnish with sliced green onions, cut parsley, or sour cream if you wish.

PAN-FRIED POTATO CAKE WITH ONIONS AND BACON: POTATOES LYONNAISE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, put 1 tablespoon of clarified butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Add the sliced onion and saute until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in the crumbled bacon. Set aside.
• With the julienne blade of a mandoline or the large holes of a shredder/grater, shred the potatoes. By handfuls, squeeze any excess liquid from the shreds and transfer them to a mixing bowl. Add the remaining butter and the salt and pepper and mix well.
• Heat a 10-inch nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil. Squeezing away any liquid that has accumulated in the bowl, arrange half of the potatoes in an even layer. Spread the sauteed onion over the potatoes, and then top with the remaining potatoes in an even layer. Saute over medium heat until the underside of the potatoes are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• To flip the cake, slide it out of the skillet browned side down onto a large plate, then invert the skillet over the plate and flip both together to return the cake to the skillet browned side up.
• Put the skillet in the oven and bake until the cake is cooked through, about 10 minutes more. The potatoes should feel tender when the cake is pierced with a skewer or a sharp knife tip. With a spatula, lift 1 side of the cake slightly to check if the underside is well browned. If not, put the skillet on top of the stove over medium-high heat and cook briefly to brown the underside.
• Slide the potato cake onto a serving platter. Garnish with parsley and, with a sharp knife, cut it into 6 wedges. Serve immediately.

5 PEPPERCORN BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH CELERIAC-POTATO CAKE FRIED GARLIC AND BABY SPINACH SAUTE WITH BASIL OIL

Steps:

• Coat the beef with the peppercorns and marinate in oil, garlic and rosemary for 4 hours or overnight, refrigerated. Season beef with salt and sear in a heavy pan. Turn beef over and place in 375-degree oven for 8 to 12 minutes depending on thickness of filet. Cook until medium rare. Place beef on top of a potato cake so that it will absorb the juices of the beef. Make 3 mounds of spinach around the beef and drizzle with Basil Oil and demi-glace.
• In a large bowl, mix together potato, celeriac and scallions. Season well. In a hot non-stick pan, liberally coat with clarified butter and cover with mix. Cake needs to get brown on this side. Drizzle a little of butter on the raw side then flip the cake over and place in a 375-degree oven to cook through. Cook about 12 minutes until hot in the middle. Slice pie shaped wedges for serving.
• In a wok, add canola oil and garlic and slowly heat. Eventually, the garlic will start frying. Carefully watch garlic and strain out once the garlic is light brown and crisp. Save the oil. Wipe out wok and bring to high heat. Add 1 tablespoon garlic oil and quickly stir in the spinach. Season and add back the crispy garlic and stir in the vinegar. Check for seasoning.
• In very salted water, blanch basil and spinach for 1 minute until very soft, yet still very green. Plunge in ice bath and squeeze out water. Blend at high speed and add salt and the oil. Cover blender and blend until the cup becomes warm.

PAN-FRIED POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• Peel and julienne potatoes into 3"x1/8" strips.
• Heat oil in a 10-12" sautee pan over high heat until oil begins to smoke.
• Add potatoes to pan all at once and press down with back of spatula; quickly jerk pan back and forth for 1 minute to prevent sticking.
• Lower heat to medium, wait 1 minute, then put butter around sides of pan.
• Season with salt and pepper and continue to cook 10 minutes, pressing down every few minutes with spatula.
• Flip pancake: Hold cake back with spatula and drain butter into a small bowl. Tilt pan away from you and jerk it up and toward you rapidly.
• ***If you are not comfortable flipping it that way, invert it onto a plate and slide it carefully back into the pan***.
• Pour reserved butter back into pan, add more salt and pepper if desired and cook 10 minutes more.
• Drain excess butter, cut in wedges and serve.