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Leftover mashed potato cakes with cheddar and carrot

Name: Leftover mashed potato cakes with cheddar and carrot
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6-8
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 3 cups Mashed potatoes; 2/3 cup Grated cheddar; 1 cup Grated carrot (a larger cup); 2 tbsp Scallions; 1 Egg; 3 tbsp + 1/2 cup All-purpose flour; for frying Vegetable oil; for serving as a sauce Sour cream

Leftover mashed potato cakes with cheddar, carrot, and scallions, pan-fried in oil and served with sour cream. Serves 6–8.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Servings: 6-8
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Slovak

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Leftover mashed potato cakes with cheddar and carrot are a way to use up mashed potatoes left over from lunch. Mix the cold mashed potatoes with grated cheddar, grated carrot, scallions, an egg, and a little all-purpose flour. Shape the mixture into twelve cakes about 1 cm thick, coat them in flour, and pan-fry in oil. Serve with sour cream; they serve six to eight people.

Ingredients

Mashed potatoes 3 cups
Grated cheddar 2/3 cup
Grated carrot (a larger cup) 1 cup
Scallions 2 tbsp
Egg 1
All-purpose flour 3 tbsp + 1/2 cup
Vegetable oil for frying
Sour cream for serving as a sauce

1 cup = 250 ml (metric cup)

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Instructions

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In a large bowl, mix the cooled leftover mashed potatoes with the cheddar, grated carrot, scallions, and egg.
Stir in 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour and divide the mixture into 12 small balls.
On a floured board, shape the balls into cakes about 1 cm thick.
Place 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour in a bowl and coat each cake in it.
Pan-fry the coated cakes in oil.

Tip: Flip the cakes only when the bottoms are golden and firm; they may break if turned too soon. Keep the cooked cakes warm on a wire rack in an oven set to a low temperature while you finish frying the rest.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 137 kcal
Protein: 4.2 g
Carbohydrates: 15 g
of which sugars: 1.7 g
Fat: 6.4 g
of which saturates: 3.7 g
Fiber: 1.5 g
Salt: 0.7 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Placky zo zvyšnej zemiakovej kaše s čedarom a mrkvou