Tasty Potato Nuggets

The only ways I knew how to eat  Irish potatoes is when it is made into French fries, boiled and eaten with egg sauce, vegetable sauce and also made as hot pot. When I stumbled upon this recipe online last week, I decided to give it a try. It's just like you are making akara but instead of grinding the potatoes, you grate it just the way you grate  carrots that you use for salad. It will look coarse and not fine. Egg is also added after squeezzing out the water from the grated potatoes, followed by pepper , salt and seasoning of choice. I also added crushed garlic because I love the taste of garlic in fried snacks. Feel free to add the spice that you like but season well with salt to avoid a bland taste. Well enough of the explanation let me take you through the recipe itself.


Potato Nuggets (Hash Browns) Recipe
Cuisine: American
Course: Snack, Breakfast

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Ingredients

- 6 medium Irish potatoes
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 seasoning cube of choice
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 large garlic clove, crushed(optional)



Method

1. Peel the potatoes and wash. Dry using a kitchen towel

2. Using a box grater, grate the potatoes. Use the side used for grating carrots for salad.

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3. After grating the potatoes, use a clean cheese cloth or chiffon cloth to squeeze out the water from the grated potatoes in two batches. Discard water.

4. Place the squeezed potatoes in a medium bowl. Add one egg, salt, seasoning, white pepper, black pepper, grounded pepper, crushed garlic and salt.

5. Mix well then place a clean sauce pan on the stove over medium heat. Add vegetable oil up to a 1/4 level.

6. Heat oil but it should not be too hot. Form the potatoes into balls and add to the hot oil. Flatten with a spoon.

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7. Fry on one side till golden brown then flip so the other side is fried as well.

8. Drain on a paper towel and repeat the process. Serve hot alone or with ketchup.