Perfect potato cakes

The best way to use up your leftover mashed potatoes

Perfect potato cakes

SERVES

4

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

5

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

15

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 300g leftover mash or baby potatoes
  • 1 egg

  • 50g flour

  • 100g bits and bobs in fridge: scallions, carrot, herbs or frozen peas, sweet corn

  • 100g leftover chicken, smoked salmon, ham slices or even tinned tuna

  • 50g leftover cheeses, grated

  • 1 tsp mustard

  • 1 lemon

  • Salt and pepper

  • Oil for frying

  • 2 tbsp of mayonnaise (or even crème fraiche, sour cream, yoghurt)

  • 1 garlic clove

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