Irish Potato Farls

Name: Irish Potato Farls
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 27 min
Cuisine: British, European
Ingredients: 8 medium russet potatoes; Pinch salt; White pepper; 3/4 cup flour; 4 tbsp butter

3 steps

Prep:2minCook:25min

Irish people love potatoes and so it’s no wonder we have so many simple recipes using potatoes just like this one . It’s an easy recipe that everyone will love . You can serve this with some fried eggs and bacon or even eat it with some garlic and herb butter . It’s very versatile !

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:03:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories281.3 kcal (14%)

Total Fat7.8 g (11%)

Carbs48.2 g (19%)

Sugars2.7 g (3%)

Protein5.6 g (11%)

Sodium76.9 mg (4%)

Fiber6 g (21%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

¾ cupflour

4 Tbspbutter

Instructions

Step 1

Peel the potatoes then steam or boil them until fork tender . Drain and let the lid of for them to let out the steam and air fry a little .

russet potatoes8

Step 2

Push the potatoes through a sieve or potato ricer then add salt white pepper and 2 tbsp butter and mix . Add flour and when it doesn’t stick to your hands anymore it’s ready to be shaped . Lightly flour a surface and shape the potatoes into a disc . Farl means fourths so traditionally it’s cut into four but you can cut into six if you like .

salt

white pepper

flour¾ cup

butter4 Tbsp

Step 3

Melt 2 tbsp of butter in the pan on medium heat then add in the farls . Fry the first side about 6 minutes or until golden then flip and fry another few minutes . Serve as you like I usually add garlic and herb butter and eat them as they are .

butter4 Tbsp