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 serve 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.
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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.
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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.
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Once it's done, transfer it to a serving plate.
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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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Fried Mashed Potatoes
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
- 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.
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