Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 lb mashed potatoes (about 2 cups)
  • 3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
  • 1 small carrot finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped cabbage
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped collard greens or kale
  • 1/4 cup chopped ham
  • Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 slices crispy cooked bacon chopped
  • fresh thyme leaves

Instruction

  • If using fresh mashed potatoes.  Peel and cut your potatoes in chunks. Bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are tender; about 15 minutes.  Drain well and mash with a hand held potato masher.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat.  Add carrots, cabbage, onions, and collard greens and cook for several minutes stirring several times. Add the ham and cook until the vegetables are soft.  Cool for just a couple of minutes.
  • Stir the potatoes and cooked vegetable mixture together. Season with kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste. 
  • Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in skillet over medium. Shape the mixture into 4 equal patties.  Fry them up 2 at a time in the skillet.  Let them get golden brown on the bottom before inverting onto a plate.  Then gently push them off back into the hot skillet to brown the other side. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in skillet before adding second batch.  If desired you can make 2 large patties.
  • Garnish with chopped bacon and fresh thyme leaves.
  • For best results serve promptly.