
St. Patricks
Brunch
"Pan fried green onion potato cakes filled with corned beef, Swiss cheese, spicy pickles and your choice of reuben sauce or hot pepper jelly, topped with a fried egg"
Ingredients
Reuben Sauce
½ cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons ketchup
1 1/2 teaspoons country Dijon mustard
1/3 teaspoon minced garlic
2 full pinches of smoked paprika (little less than 1/4 teaspoon)
1 teaspoon (or to taste) jarred, chopped, Calabrian chilis in oil (Divina)
Note: You will need a non-stick pan and a large baking sheet with wired rack.
Green Onion, Potato Cakes
2 medium sized Russet potatoes
2 large eggs, plus 1 egg white (3)
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 tablespoons corn starch
1/3 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine, sea salt
1/3 teaspoon black pepper
Thinly sliced green onion
Peanut or vegetable oil
Unsalted butter
Thinly Sliced Corned Beef (deli)
Swiss cheese, sliced (deli)
Hot pepper jelly (I used Stonewall)
Pickle chips (I prefer sweet, spicy)
Large eggs for frying
Fresh parsley for garnishing
Directions
Reuben Sauce
Whisk all ingredients together and set aside until ready to use.
Green Onion, Potato Cakes
Microwave or bake the potatoes until a fork easily goes through the flesh. Slice open the potatoes and quarter them to cool completely.
Remove the skins and press through a ricer or sieve.
Add 1 cup of the mashed potatoes, eggs and milk to a mixing bowl and whisk well. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a small bowl and then gradually whisk into wet ingredients, being careful not to over-mix, to prevent too much gluten formation.
Frying
Makes 7-8 potato cakes.
Preheat oven to 200F and place the baking sheet with wired rack inside.
Place your non-stick pan over medium heat and add about 1 tablespoon of oil. You can use oil and butter if you prefer. Once oil is hot, reduce heat to medium-low and pour 1/4 cup of the batter into the center of pan, tilt the pan slightly and turn in a circular motion to spread out batter to about a 5 1/2 to 6" diameter. Immediately sprinkle some of the green onion on top. The potato cake will be ready to flip once the top starts to lose it's gloss and become flat in sheen. Flip the potato cake and add a slice of corned beef and Swiss cheese. Add some of the Reuben sauce or pepper jelly, whichever your preference is. I make some with Reuben sauce and some with pepper jelly as an option. If using Reuben sauce, top with a few pickles. Once the bottom if browned, fold over the potato cake like a taco and place on the baking sheet in the oven to keep hot.
Fry up your eggs to preference and serve immediately with the potato cakes. Garnish with a sprig of parsley.