Recipe- Deliciously Crispy Potato Pancakes

These potato pancakes are the best way to reinvent leftover mashed potatoes. Just mix the mashed potatoes with an egg, some cheese, and minced garlic, onion, and herbs. Then pan fry them into the most deliciously crispy patties.Sure, you can eat Thanksgiving leftovers as is. But if there’s a chance to transform them into brand new meals – I’m all for it. Enter these potato pancakes! They turn leftover mashed potatoes into the most savory, crispy patties dotted with garlicky onion bits, cheesy goodness, and fresh herbs. Let’s just say, they really up the ante of what mashed potatoes can do.

Ingredients

2 cups cold mashed potatoes
1 large egg
½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
¼ cup almond flour
1 garlic clove, minced
½ medium onion, finely diced
2 tablespoons fresh chopped chives, plus extra for garnish
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Optional: sour cream and extra herbs for garnish

Method

* In a large bowl, add the mashed potatoes, egg, parmesan cheese, almond flour, garlic, onion, chives, salt, and pepper. Stir together until well combined.

* Scoop a ¼ of the mixture and form into a pancake with your hands. Then place on a plate. Repeat this process until all the potato mixture is used up.

* In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Drop several potato pancake into the skillet and cook for 3 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Repeat with remaining potato mixture and more oil, if needed.

* Serve immediately. If you'd like, add a dollop of sour cream and an extra sprinkle of chives.