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Irish Potato & Bacon Cakes

Irish Potato & Bacon Cakes Recipe

Wonderful as a side dish or for breakfast/Brunch. It is quite high in fat especially if you use dripping to fry them.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Course Appetizer/Side dish
Cuisine Irish
Calories 212.2 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 slices bacon, chopped and crisp fried
  • 1 lb mashed potatoes, boiled & mashed
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • salt & pepper
  • butter or dripping (for frying, I use lite olive oil though not traditional)

Instructions
 

  • Drain your bacon on paper towels.
  • Mix the bacon with the mashed potatoes, flour, salt& pepper.
  • Form into 4 patties.
  • Heat the dripping (butter) (or oil) in a skillet and over medium heat fry the cakes about 5 minutes on each side or until golden, Serve.

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Nutrition

Serving: 125gCalories: 212.2kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 5.2gFat: 10.9gSaturated Fat: 3.7gCholesterol: 17.7mgSodium: 531.7mgFiber: 1.8gSugar: 1.7g
Keyword < 60 Mins, Breakfast, Easy, European, Inexpensive, Lunch, Meat, Pork, Potato, St. Patrick's Day, Stove Top, Vegetable
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