All throughout my youth, my southern family’s go-to meal was mashed potato cakes. I created this recipe in an effort to modernize a tried-and-true dish.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 ¼ cups mashed potatoes
- 1 cup shredded American cheese
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- ¼ teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 dash hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
Instructions
- Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels, reserving bacon grease in skillet; crumble bacon.
- Melt butter in bacon grease over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic until tender and lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Transfer vegetables and bacon to large bowl; stir in mashed potatoes, American cheese, flour, egg, mustard, black pepper, and hot sauce.
- Heat vegetable oil in a clean skillet over medium heat. Drop spoonfuls of mashed potato mixture, flattening slightly, and fry patties until golden brown on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Serve with sour cream.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 203 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 16 g |
| Cholesterol | 50 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 428 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
They are so good, everyone loved them
Good! Good! Good! I would mark the celery as optional but what a hit with creamy scrambled eggs for breakfast!
Reading the various reviews I see that others have played with it as I did. I used a higher ratio of potato to flour, in fact I used a gluten-free pancake mix instead of flour. Didn’t have any celery so I used bok choy, I added diced ham in addition to the bacon. Garnished with a little fresh cilantro. This is a tasty and versatile way to use up those Christmas dinner leftovers!
Very easy to make and very tasty as well. Goes well with good German gewurz ketchup. I left out the cheese . I ate more than I should have. What’s nice about this is that it goes so well with just about any German pork dish. -A Keeper
Everyone loved them. My tweaks were or tips are…. 1. I added a little extra bacon (but drained most of the bacon fat and used butter) 2. Added a few diced Jalapenos to the onions and celery that I caramelized. 3. Pressed the balls into panco bread crumbs and formed bread patties. 4. Don’t let the oil get too hot or the outside will burn while the inside is to mushy since you’re running to pull them out. Lower heat and let fry longer makes a big difference.
Delicious! I didn’t add the bacon. I didn’t measure the flour but I didn’t add a ton. Also, I didn’t have any celery. The mustard was a nice touch! We will make this again.
very good, and easy too
Followed directions exactly and although delicious I would either omit or lessen the barbecue seasoning because it took away from the flavor profile I prefer.
I didn’t add bacon to mine but they were still delicious. We put a fried egg on top and my boyfriend’s homemade ranchero sauce. Yummy!! I will definitely make these again.
Too much flour made this very starchy. Needs salt. The bacon was the best part of this. Also didn’t care for celery in it.
I made this delicious recipe exactly as is, with the exception of adding a few drops of milk to make a looser batter. I also substituted sharp cheddar cheese for the American cheese because I prefer the taste. Absolutely loved it!
This was perfect, just the right seasoning, perfectly browned. I only made minor tweaks….no bacon ( didn’t have any on hand), less flour, and substituted cheese for cheddar. Will definitely be making it again.
I don’t eat pork so I didn’t use the bacon. Easy recipe and great as an appetizer.
Had some left over mashed potatoes from the holidays and decided to make this recipe. I left out the bacon to accommodate my vegetarian daughter and they still were a hit with my carnivore husband. Very tasty and filling. I also used cheddar cheese instead of American as suggested, but it didn’t seem to make a difference. I sort of eyeballed the whole thing as I had a lot of potatoes left over. I also substituted red pepper flakes in place of the hot sauce for some spice. It was time consuming spooning and frying them, but well worth the wait. The video was also a big help!
I used shredded cheddar cheese instead of American & they turned out great!
The flavor was great, I may leave out the mustard next time. The issue I had was that they didn’t crisp well enough to not fall apart when I removed them from the pan.
AWESOME!!
These are awesome! My family likes to add sweet corn to them to add a sweet bite ??
Yes! I’ll make again It was great, I will reduce the ingredients just a bit
Okay, these are so dangerous because they are so good. I have made potato cakes before but nothing like this. They disappeared off the table so fast. I look forward to making this recipe again.
I did not have celery, so my wife suggested a pinch of celery salt instead. This is a great recipe and I will make it again.