Blue Cheese Potato Cakes

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2-1 3/4 lbs potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch cubes
• boiling water
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons fresh chives, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
• 4 ounces blue cheese, cashel blue preferred (about 1 cup)
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 -1 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 -1 1/2 cup canola oil
• sour cream

Recipe

• 1 cook potatoes in boiling water until tender, about 12-15 minutes.
• 2 drain and mash.
• 3 melt butter in a small skillet over low heat.
• 4 cook chives and garlic for 1-2 minutes, or until soft.
• 5 stir into potatoes.
• 6 add nutmeg, salt, pepper, dill and parsley.
• 7 cool potatoes completely.
• 8 stir in cheese and egg yolk. the cheese should still be in lumps throughout the potatoes.
• 9 shape into 12 patties.
• 10 refrigerate 10 minutes.
• 11 beat eggs and milk together.
• 12 dip patties in flour, then in egg mixture, and finally in bread crumbs.
• 13 heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 14 cook patties until browned, 3-5 minutes on each side.
• 15 serve with a dollop of sour cream.
• 16 these can be made in advance and reheated for a few minutes in a 250°f oven.