This scallion potato cake is a quick fix when you're craving latkes but want something you can throw together more effortlessly. It's the perfect size for a simple side for two.
I saw a picture of it in Ad Hoc at Home
and had to make it soon after. It has a crispy, salty exterior and a soft interior layered with flavorful scallions.
Scallion Potato Cake (adapted from Ad Hoc at Home
)(Printable version)
Ingredients
2 or 3 scallions
1 pound russet potatoes
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Canola oil
Kosher salt and black pepper
Preparation
Trim the ends of the scallions off on a severe diagonal, and discard. Then thinly slice the scallions on the diagonal, and set them aside.
Fill a large bowl with cold water, and then set up a food processor with the coarse shredding blade.
Peel the potatoes and shred them in a food processor. Then immediately transfer the shredded potatoes to the bowl of water.
Swirl them and rinse them, and then dry them in a salad spinner or with paper towels.
Place the shredded potatoes in another large bowl. Spoon the cornstarch around the sides of the bowl, and toss the potatoes with it.
Heat some canola oil in a 10-inch skillet until shimmering. Add half of the potatoes to the pan, and gently spread them into an 8- or 9-inch circle, but don't press them down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Reserve a little bit of the scallions for garnish, and sprinkle the rest on top of the potatoes.
Carefully spread the remaining potatoes over the scallion layer, and season with salt and pepper.
Cook for 6 to 7 minutes to brown the bottom. The potatoes should be sizzling; if they aren't, add more oil.
Then flip the cake to brown the other side. I do this by placing an inverted baking sheet on top of the pan and flipping the whole thing over and then sliding the pancake off of the baking sheet back into the skillet.
Cook until the bottom side is browned and crisp.
Cut the cake in quarters.
Stack the wedges on a platter, garnish with scallions, and serve hot.
We enjoyed the scallion potato cake with pan-roasted halibut and broccoli, but I think it would go well with chicken or steak too. And I won't judge if you just want to make it for a snack, all on its own.
What's your favorite way to prepare potatoes? (Or one of your favorite ways -- the list is endless for me!)
21 comments:
This is a really creative potato dish! I recently had potatoes in my slow cooker beef stew but to be honest, my favorite way to eat potatoes are creamy mashed potatoes! Not super creative but so good!
Ooh, this looks so good! I am definitely booking this one for next year's Chanuka celebration. I love the twist on the latke. Yum!
These look amazing! I've been wanting to make a potato scallion cake for awhile now -- what great flavors to throw together. Mm. Thanks for the recipe!
Wow! These look really easy to make and so delicious! I will have to try these out!
So pretty! I have been recently craving scallion pancakes served at Asian restaurants. I imagine this dish is a bit different but might be a good way to get me to stop thinking about them!
Yum!!! I'm a potato addict and have to try this!
I love scallion pancakes from Chinese restaurants and I love potato pancakes so I would definitely be into these.
I seriously could eat potatoes in any form, but I do love oven-baked French fries with rosemary and garlic!
The pictures are making me so hungry! My favourite potatoes are roasted. I love using red potatoes for this. So creamy. Light coat of olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground pepper and then into a 400F oven for 45 plus minutes until crispy, brown. Sometimes add fresh rosemary to the mix.
I have a very similar recipe (posted just last week, actually) for potato cakes - Aren't they just great? So delicious and decadent, and great with scallions and sour cream. Thanks for sharing this, Megan! :) I'm so glad to have found your blog and am looking forward to checking out more of your recipes!
This looks like it belongs in a restaurant!!
now this is getting creative with your potatoes!! what a pretty dish.
Scallions add so much flavour to a dish! This looks fab!
These look insanely good! So crispy, golden brown and delicious!
Cubed with lots of onion and garlic, baked in the oven with salt and pepper and olive oil.
Oh I love these! so golden brown! I'm also a huge fan of potatoes and love them in their crispy form....french fries, roasted, hashbrowns....bring 'em on!
Potato cakes are amazing. And this does look really simple to throw together.
These look awesome, and I havent had potato pancakes in ages...so good!!
so crispy, those look DELICIOUS!!!!
Love me some latkes! These look great
This (also) looks so amazing. You are making some seriously fantastic food lately. I'm in awe.
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