I came across this at a wonderful restaurant when communting twice weekly to
Ottawa. It is on the old River Road and called Kelly's Landing. It doesn't
seem to matter what time of day but cars are parked on both sides of the
highway and the parking lot is full. It is a small restaurant in the
basement of a convenience store. Smallish inside with a huge patio which
must be 3 times the restaurant size. There is a dock for boats. The
atmosphere and decor are casual. It is a tad pricey with upscale menu
items. We had brie topped with carmelized onions and balsamic vinegar.
From our little taste and what we saw being served the food is worth every
penny they were asking. We had dinner arrangements so didn't have anything
more. It was our last opportunity to visit this restaurant before we move 6
hours away. One item on the menu peaked my interest having never heard of
it before. Turns out to be an Irish dish.. potato pancake. At this
restaurant is was stuffed with a sauce over the top depending ont he type of
stuffing. Have you made this dish? What have you used for the stuffing and
sauce?


Debbie

"Debbie" > wrote in
:

> One item on the menu
> peaked my interest having never heard of it before. Turns out
> to be an Irish dish.. potato pancake. At this restaurant is
> was stuffed with a sauce over the top depending ont he type of
> stuffing. Have you made this dish? What have you used for
> the stuffing and sauce?
>
>
> Debbie

Borrowed from online link www.whats4eats.com

Irish potato pancakes

" * Boxty comes from the northern regions of Ireland and goes
well with a breakfast of sausages, bacon and eggs or as a side dish
to Irish stew.
* The word boxty comes from the Gaelic bac-stai, where "bac" is
a shelf over a "stai", or open fire, where it was originally
cooked.
* Boxty is particularly popular around Halloween."

I've made potato pancakes but without fillings.

Another link with a bit of history.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Irish-Potato...-Boxty-Recipe-
for-Family-Meals
<http://hubpages.com/hub/Irish-Potato...-Boxty-Recipe-
for-Family-Meals>

"sandi" > wrote in message
...
> "Debbie" > wrote in
> :
>
>> One item on the menu
>> peaked my interest having never heard of it before. Turns out
>> to be an Irish dish.. potato pancake. At this restaurant is
>> was stuffed with a sauce over the top depending ont he type of
>> stuffing. Have you made this dish? What have you used for
>> the stuffing and sauce?
>>
>>
>> Debbie
>
> Borrowed from online link www.whats4eats.com
>
> Irish potato pancakes
>
> " * Boxty comes from the northern regions of Ireland and goes
> well with a breakfast of sausages, bacon and eggs or as a side dish
> to Irish stew.
> * The word boxty comes from the Gaelic bac-stai, where "bac" is
> a shelf over a "stai", or open fire, where it was originally
> cooked.
> * Boxty is particularly popular around Halloween."
>
> I've made potato pancakes but without fillings.
>

Thanks Sandi. I read that too. There is also a cute little ditt about
boxty. There are several online recipes for stuffed and non-stuffed. I was
hoping for some discussion among the group as to their own experiences with
it. By the looks of the responses so far, it doesn't look like many make
it. The restaurant said that it was one of their top two menu items.

Debbie

Debbie wrote:
>
> I came across this at a wonderful restaurant when communting twice weekly to
> Ottawa. It is on the old River Road and called Kelly's Landing. It doesn't
> seem to matter what time of day but cars are parked on both sides of the
> highway and the parking lot is full. It is a small restaurant in the
> basement of a convenience store. Smallish inside with a huge patio which
> must be 3 times the restaurant size. There is a dock for boats. The
> atmosphere and decor are casual. It is a tad pricey with upscale menu
> items. We had brie topped with carmelized onions and balsamic vinegar.
> From our little taste and what we saw being served the food is worth every
> penny they were asking. We had dinner arrangements so didn't have anything
> more. It was our last opportunity to visit this restaurant before we move 6
> hours away. One item on the menu peaked my interest having never heard of
> it before. Turns out to be an Irish dish.. potato pancake. At this
> restaurant is was stuffed with a sauce over the top depending ont he type of
> stuffing. Have you made this dish? What have you used for the stuffing and
> sauce?
>
> Debbie

Have eaten boxty several times in Ireland and it never had either
stuffing or sauce, so can't help you with that version.

Here is more or less how I make the simple version:

From 'Irish Cookery' (Mary Caherty)

1/2 lb raw potato
1/2 lb mashed potato
1/2 lb plain [as in AP] flour
a little milk
1 egg [other Irish recipes I have don't use egg at all]
salt and pepper

Grate raw potatoes and mix with the cooked mashed potatoes. Add salt,
pepper and flour. Beat the egg and add to mixture with enough milk to
make a dropping batter. Drop by tablespoonsful onto a hot griddle or
frying pan. Cook over moderate heat for 3--4 minutes each side.

Other recipes make a thick dough of raw/cooked potato plus flour and cut
out circles etc. Also cooked in griddle or frypan. Another version is a
little more breadlike and baked in the oven.

Here is one of the boxty rhymes:

Boxty on the griddle,
Boxty in the pan.
If you don't eat your boxty
You'll never get a man.