Fried Mashed Potatoes

Easy Recipe for Leftover Mashed Potatoes

If you happen to make too much mash, you can either freeze it for another day or fry it in a little butter for a quick and easy lunch.

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If you've never tried fried mash topped with a fried egg before you haven't lived! Simple, comfort food at its best and ready to eat in under 10 minutes - can't be bad ah? 

There's no real recipe for this, you can use as much mashed potatoes as you have, so it can easily be made for just one person as I did.

You don't have to add a fried egg, you can mix it up to suit your taste. The chives are for decoration, so you certainly leave them out if you wish! 😉 

Ideas for leftover mashed potatoes

Fry your mash as in this recipe, but you also serve it with:

• Baked beans or spaghetti hoops (sometimes called spaghetti loops or rings)

• Corned beef

• Crispy bacon

• Cooked ham

• Cooked gammon

• Salad - you might want to leave out the fried egg though

• You could stir through some grated cheddar cheese into your mash as it cooks 

• If you also have leftover vegetables, you could make bubble and squeak. 

• Or simply served it on its own!

Why you will LOVE fried mashed potatoes!

*They’re a great way to use leftover mashed potatoes

*No cooking skills are required!

*They are quick and easy to make

*They taste amazing

*You can serve them almost anything.

Ingredients

Yes, the egg really is that colour!

I always buy Clarence Court Free Range Eggs when my own hens are not laying because of the time of year.

Equipment

A non-stick frying pan (skillet) and an egg turner, spatula, or whatever you call it, I dunno! 😂

How to make fried mashed potatoes

In a large frying pan, heat the butter until it starts to froth.

Add the cold mashed potatoes and spread them out. Leave to cook for a few minutes before turning.

You should have golden brown slightly crispy bits in the potato. Repeat until thoroughly heated through with plenty of golden bits.

Once it's done, transfer it to a serving plate.

Heat the pan again and fry the egg (or eggs). Put the fried egg on top of the potato and sprinkle with the snipped chives.

Then, dive right in! 😋

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lunch, dinner

British

Yield: 1

Author: Jan Bennett

Fried Mashed Potatoes

A great way to use leftover potatoes. If your mashed potatoes weren't cooked in salted water you might want to add a little salt to season.

Cook time: 8 MinTotal time: 8 Min

Ingredients

• cold leftover mashed potatoes
• 15g unsalted butter (more if you are using more potatoes)
• 1 egg - per person
• freshly snipped chives (purely for decoration), leave them out if you wish

Instructions

1. In a large frying pan, heat the butter until it starts to froth.
2. Add the cold mashed potatoes and spread them out. Leave to cook for a few minutes before turning. You should have golden brown slightly crispy bits in the potato. Repeat until thoroughly heated through with plenty of golden bits.
3. Once it's done transfer it to a serving plate.
4. Heat the pan again and fry the egg (or eggs). Put the fried egg on top of the potato and sprinkle with the snipped chives.

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