I personally did not grow up eating Potato Farls, probably because around me, there was no such thing as leftover mashed potatoes. (I am still a mashed potato fiend, but I’ve managed to turn it down to a more respectable level.)
But when I am visiting family in Ireland, Potato Farls is one of the foods I am most excited to eat (along with Irish Brown Bread and the rest of the components of a beautiful Ulster Fry.)
Potato Farls is just mashed potatoes kneaded with some flour, butter, salt, and pepper, then fried up into tasty little pieces, making them the perfect recipe for the day after Thanksgiving!
Ingredients (multiply as needed):
- 1 lb mashed potatoes
- 1 cup flour, plus more as needed
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted, plus more for frying
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- olive oil