Best 8 Sauteed Mashed Potato Cakes Recipes

LOADED MASHED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• 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.

QUICK MASHED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In a large nonstick skillet coated with butter-flavored cooking spray, melt butter over medium heat. , Drop potato mixture by 1/4 cupfuls into skillet; press lightly to flatten. Cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Serve warm.

MASHED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients.
• If mashed potatoes are warm, chill for a couple of hours.
• Form into 4-6 patties about 1/2" thick.
• If mixture is too moist to form patties, add a little flour.
• Dip in flour.
• Saute slowly in butter, adding more as needed, until crispy on the outside and golden brown.
• Great with bratwurst, ham, meatloaf, or any meat that doesn't have gravy.
• Also good with bacon and eggs for breakfast.

MASHED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Remove from the heat. In a large bowl, lightly beat one egg. Add the onion, potatoes, flour, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce if desired. , Shape into four to six patties; place on a greased baking sheet. Lightly beat remaining egg; stir in water. Brush over potato cakes. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

CRISPY MASHED POTATO CAKES WITH GRAVY DIP

Steps:

• Cakes:
• Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes and return to the pot over low heat and let the potatoes dry for 3 minutes. Mash the potatoes with a potato masher.
• In a small pot, over low heat, combine the cream, butter, and salt and pepper, to taste. Heat until the butter is melted and the cream is hot. Slowly add the heated cream and butter to the potatoes and mix in with a wooden spoon or a hand mixer until all the cream is incorporated. Be careful not to overmix or the potatoes will become gummy.
• Spread the potatoes out onto a sheet pan to cool. Once the potatoes have cooled to room temperature scoop out into 1 1/2 tablespoon portions. Roll each portion into a ball and then flatten into a patty about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Arrange the patties in 1 layer on sheet trays and refrigerate for 1 hour until cold.
• Line a sheet tray with 1 cup bread crumbs. Line another sheet tray with paper towels. Reserve both.
• Set up a dredging station with 3 baking dishes. In 1 baking dish combine the flour, cayenne pepper, and season with salt and pepper. In the second baking dish beat together the eggs with the milk. In the third baking dish mix 2 cups bread crumbs with salt and pepper, to taste. Dredge each cake into the seasoned flour then into the egg mixture and then into the bread crumbs making sure they are completely coated. Arrange the bread cakes on the sheet tray with the bread crumbs on the bottom.
• Heat about 1/2-inch of oil in large saute pan over medium-high heat. Fry the cakes until golden brown in batches, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer the cakes as they are fried to the baking sheet lined with a paper towel to drain. Blot the tops of the cakes with paper towels to remove the excess oil. Transfer the cakes to a serving platter.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over low heat, whisk in the flour and cook until flour turns a light brown color, about 3 to 4 minutes. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth. Add the hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, apple butter, thyme leaves, and season with salt and pepper. Let simmer until thick, about 5 minutes. Remove the sauce from pan to a serving bowl and serve on the side as a dipping sauce with the mashed potato cakes.

LEFTOVER MASHED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Beat the egg.
• Mix the beaten egg with the mashed potatoes.
• Stir in the dry ingredients.
• Add the milk and mix well.
• The batter should be very thick.
• Melt the shortening or heat the oil in a skillet.
• Spoon batter into the skillet to form 3" to 3-1/2" inch wide pancakes, about 1/2" thick.
• Brown on one side, over medium heat. Turn and brown on the other side.
• Serve with ketchup.
• These are great cold and served the next day.

MASHED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Place mashed potatoes, cheese, egg, and 3 tbsp flour in a bowl and stir to combine.
• Take a scoop of the potato mixture and form into patties.
• Place the remaining 4 tbsp of flour on a plate.
• Lightly coat the potato patties in the flour.
• Heat a thin layer of the oil or butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat.
• Cook the potato cakes for 3 minutes on each side for a total of 6 minutes.
• Serve as is or with accompaniments.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Mix mashed potatoes, flour, onion, egg, black pepper, and salt together in a bowl until batter consistency.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Drop 4-inch circles of batter into hot oil. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter.