Sunday, June 23, 2013

Mushroom and Onion Potato pancakes


Mushroom and Onion potato pancakes


Ingredients

·         Two large Dutch potatoes

·         Half a brown onion

·         ¾ cup of chopped mushrooms

·         1 free range egg

·         ¾ cup of grated vegetarian cheese

·         Salt and pepper

·         1 table spoon of chopped garlic

·         ¼ cup of gluten free plain flour

Method

·         Boil the potatoes till soft

·         Finely chop onion and mushroom

·         Sautee chopped onion, mushroom and garlic till the onion is soft but not browned

·         Mash potatoes, add egg, cheese and salt and pepper to taste then add the onion/mushroom mix

·         Mix all the ingredients with the flour until slightly firm but not too firm

·         Heat fry pan with olive oil, scoop out a palm sized amount of mixture on to the fry pan, flatten into a pancake on the pan

·         Cook both sizes of the cake till brown and crispy

Serve with homemade gravy, and salad.

Quick tip for brown gravy:  melt butter/margarine in saucepan, add GF flour till butter and flour form a paste, then add water, salt and pepper to taste (quick gravy) or you can use a mix J