Crispy Fried Potato Patties
learn to make crispy potato patties from grated raw potato
Servings: 2
Equipment
- Cutting board
- Cheese grater
- Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
- 6 large potatoes
- 1 C diced onion
- 1/2 C chopped parsley
- 1/2 tsp salt
- a pinch crushed black pepper
Instructions
- Scrub potatoes clean at your kitchen sink
- Place your cheese grater on a cutting board and grate potatoes, skin and all
- Empty the grater into a bowl as you go
- After all the potatoes have been grated, squeeze them out over the kitchen sink, one handful at a time
- Place squeezed potatoes in a bowl
- On the cutting board, chop onion until you have 1 C
- Roughly chop and measure out 1/2 C parsley
- Mix these two ingredients into the potatoes
- Add salt and pepper
- Heat a cast iron skillet on the stove under medium-high heat
- Add 1-2 tablespoons of lard or oil
- Shape 1 inch thick patties and place them in the hot skillet
- Fry for 3-4 minutes (uncovered) on one side, until golden and crispy
- Flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes on the other side
- Serve hot with a side of salsa
