Potato patties: everyone I know doesn't know what the hell these are.

[Neoma]

They go, "you mean potato pancakes?" NO.

Nuke a potato or two (more than two if they're red potatoes) peel them (don't really have to do that), mash them in a bowl, add 1 large egg (two if small), stir, add 2/3 cup of flour (more or less), stir, add milk and stir until batter looks like pancake batter more or less. The patties are supposed to be brown on both sides. Cook in olive oil.

Important part: eat with ketchup. It's not complete without ketchup. Can't stress enough on the ketchup.

Anyways, that's one of my favorite, "I shouldn't eat too much of this" thing.

[woodsprite]

1. Sounds like how my Mom used to make her Potato Cakes.

She probably used closer to 1/3 cup of flour and only a couple of tablespoons of milk, if needed. She would form them into 'patties' and fry them. Sometimes she would grate a bit of onion into them YUM!!!

We used to eat them with ketchup or a pat of butter on top.

[livetohike]

2. My Mom would just use leftover, homemade mashed potatoes

then form patties and fry them in butter. It had to be butter .

[Phentex]

3. Yes, after Thanksgiving...

and only a couple of times but that's how I remember them. They were good! Now, we don't usually HAVE leftovers.

[livetohike]

4. Same here. Growing up, I don't remember that we ever had leftovers from a regular day meal

so we rarely had these potato patties, but they were good enough to make a memory .

[pinto]

5. I make them just par boiled, drained & shredded, w/ diced onions, egg and Bisquick or such.

Formed into patties with salt & pepper, let set and then browned in oil. Finished with grated cheese on top sometimes or plated with gravy.

[watrwefitinfor]

6. Wow. I used to make them for my kids sort of like that.

Added about a half cup of fine grated parmesan cheese, add less milk and about 3-5 eggs, make a very thick batter and let stand awhile, then drop by spoonfuls & deep fry quickly in peanut oil. Grated onion good, too.

Called them potato puffs.

Wat

[Neoma]

7. If you add anything in it, onions, pepper, salt, cheese, what ever.

It's not what I'm talking about.

[cherokeeprogressive]

8. Them's Tater Cakes. I know a Tater Cake when I see one.

I don't need catsup, just a little salt will do if they're sufficiently browned on both sides!

[sinkingfeeling]

9. We always called them potato cakes. You can make them from leftover

mashed potatoes as well.

[kestrel91316]

10. In the days before microwave ovens, there were only two things to do with

leftover mashed potatoes in our home: shepherds's pie, and my favorite potato patties. I don't think Mom added the beaten egg or milk, so they tended to fall apart, but I loved them anyway. Just salt and pepper on them - no ketchup. And of course fried in shortening - I don't think we even had olive oil in the house.

[Neoma]

11. Overuse of ketchup must be a Tennessee thing or something.

[AidynPeter]

12. try some additives

sometimes, we used to add some vegetables like carrot and bellpepper. It will add some flavor to it.. I just love the taste

[surrealAmerican]

13. We used to call these "potato croquettes" ...

... and made them using leftover mashed potatoes.

[HopeHoops]

14. I do that with leftover mashed potatoes.