Instant Mashed Potato Pancakes Recipe - Instant Potato Pancakes Recipe

[ChelseaWynne]

Your videos are great! Have you ever done scalloped potatoes? I'm Irish and LOVE anything to do with Potatoes! Thanks!

[BarbieWearsPink]

15 people are perfectionist !

[ramanlovebabe]

can i use boiled potatoes instead of rinsed potato ?????

[IShitFire]

I love it when u throw the butter in. When i tried doing it, it went "splat" and got oil everywhere.

[mancillado]

i have some leftover mashed potato from last night, i'm going to make these!!!

[orlendatube]

OMG that looks amazing!

[Paigey12386]

It is time. I finally have left over mashed potatoes. Thank you Chef John.

[carnage98kill]

LAIKABAUS

[coolmint191]

My grandmother used to take the leftover mashed potatoes from dinner and make these for breakfast as well. They are awesome, she coated the outside of the potato in flour though I think.

[TheSpreader94]

i love thisss. it's easy im going to try this :D

[dianemie]

I love this guy, and this video, and I wonder if this is how IHop made their now-defunct potato pancakes. They were, embarassingly, better than mine, and seemed reminiscent of mashed potatoes. Anybody? Thanks.

[AZDC233]

1:14 How and why did you toss the butter into the pan?

[nickibaby64]

"No one cares except perfectionist, and... no one really cares about them"

[toix48]

@XxDarkangel12xX bro do you know why chef john asks us to go to the website? because its his job. he gets money from it, and it looks like you just cost him some money, now i dont blame you, you might not of known but have some common sense, do you really think he just wants us to go to the website just to annoy us? come on.

[SleepyAkira1]

@toix48 Common sense from a youtube user? Good one.

[orlendatube]

@XxDarkangel12xX please remove this comment-so chef john can make enough money to keep making these videos! If you dont remove this, chef john should block you!

[peteyandjaydee]

use it as a breading if anything

[BeautyFreakist]

Does this work with normal mashed potato? England doesn't seem to have instant :P

[TheDevineBeing]

@BeautyFreakist Yes England does have instant mash potato

[KissHope]

@BeautyFreakist This will work with leftover real mashed potatos and is great, in fact I think better because you have milk in the mashed.

[R4nd0mn33s]

CONSTANT DROOL

[ARX7ARBALESTZ7]

how could people dislike this!?

[AP0LL0edc]

Looks good! I should try this soon! Thanks for the video!

[xZacharias]

made this with a little more powder, and it came out good. try it with miso aioli and sweet and sour sauce :)

[zanessa49]

can i leave out the egg and the chives?

[Shadowcamper1383]

@zanessa49

It's possible that the patties might fall apart.

[zanessa49]

@Shadowcamper1383 oh ok its just that i dont have eggs right now and i want to try it :)

[kiminokami]

@zanessa49 You need to have a protein that coats everything and binds it all together.

[zanessa49]

can i leave out the egg?

[elloco204]

can i make this with regular mashed potatoes?

[Pokegirl1094985]

YAY!! I JUST MADE THIS!! TUT So cool!!~! 

[RammerDForce]

hahaha no body cares about perfectionist :) your a winner Mr. Chef

[natsumi86]

A fun and easy recipe- thanks for the idea! I had Idahoan Instant Mashed Potatoes on hand, so I used that. I didn't need the extra salt with this brand and I also had to use a little more of the instant mashed potatoes than what the recipe called for, but it turned out great! I would definitely make them again :D

[coolobuttface]

i like that spatula

[BalconyGrow]

I tried these but i didn't have cayenne, so used chili instead and they were fantastic. Thanks Chef John :0)

[USFA45LC]

I followed the direction and mine was too watery. I used one cup of water and 3/4 cup of potato powder, with all other ingredients . I had to add more potato powder. It did come out nice though.

[ein08by]

what,tha hell do ya mean, "" no one cares about us perfectionects"" huh, I was your mothers ob/gyn, so there ...

[ragingavion]

@ein08by i lol'd

[TheDarkNinjaxD]

Zomg i have the same spatula :D!

[gasb911]

you are a genius!!

i'm a big fan of mash potato and i dunno why this idea haven't cross my mind

[gigimc]

woohoo! gentile latkes! lol  hook em with some applesauce John! tasty!

[TrueDarkAdonis]

I've just tried this  and it's awesome! I added some onion too

[Powerslave1123]

Chef John I love the videos you do just using random stuff from your kitchen, you should make more! People are just so much more likely to make your awesome recipes if they already have all the stuff they need to make them. Like this, I'm definitely going to try this! Thanks!

[Bekll]

Why didn't you make this back when I was still in college (just last semester no less) and living on instant mashed potatoes?! ... I so gotta make this.

[boonfactor]

So much oil!

[Punkylolita]

John, you gave me visual pleasure :) 

[xxremix1]

haha i made these today and my dad gave them a thumbs up. :)

[SasukexKarenxHikaru]

"And also, you know.. I want to touch everybody's potato pancake." LOLOL Oh Chef John...

[Kaylawrites]

delicious

[ernesgowild]

good,if you would like check some tasty recipes here allrecipesfree com

[soappop]

@ernesgowild i hate people like you who advertise on othe peoples videos >:(

[castrosux94]

i made this and it was AWESOME!! great recipe!!

[superlemonlime]

never watch chef johns videos when your hungry.

[saff3356]

@superlemonlime it doesn't matter, you'd become hungry anyway

[ruthiolandbaby]

@superlemonlime also, never watch in the middle of the night when it's the worst time to get hungry :-/

[MissNaturalMystery]

This is like a home made Knish! Yummy!

[sweetcharade518]

I made these for dinner tonight! Mine don't look quite like yours though, lol.

[ctanikob]

I just made these, and I am impressed! I didn't expect them to taste good, sorry. But they did! I used Paula Deans boxed skins n all mashed potatoes. I had to use more than 3/4 of a cup of them to get the right consistency. They taste like hash browns to me so I used ketchup instead of sour cream. Will definitely make these again, very simple.

[AngryLlamaz]

chef john, how long does it take to make your video from start to finish?

[tomwahtoes]

i'd be friends with you for the food.

[exinnikk]

weeee! he touched my pancake!

[95TeAr]

how can i make this with normal smash potatos???

[jahlove111]

instant mashed potatoe??? why not "fresh" mashed potatoe?

[soappop]

@jahlove111 fresh isn't instant, is it.

[MrTechGuy1995]

You have any left over RedBull you could experiment with?

[Gandalfgrey93]

@Thepweencess. I totally agree

[thepweencess]

time for chef jorn porn

[kkjelt]

I tried this yesterday. I didn't use leftovers, tho. I bought instant mashed potatoes just to test. Tasty! :)

In fact I added a large shredded potato to it, just to get some real potato in it.

The next time I make home made mashed potatoes I will try to fry the left overs.

I really like your videos!

Thanks!!

[SunflowerClovers]

-Sigh- Just when I'm eating a bowl of instant mashed potatoes :(

[macarari]

please, show us how to make BBQ chicken wings!!!!!!!!!!

[samugoro]

Love these things! We always put a bit of cheese in the center for a super delicious, melted cheesie goodness effect!

Thanks, Chef John!

[cbchanel]

Chef John, I would be in even more love with you, if you made a bento box <3

[pandagirl779]

i love how you added your personal favorite dishes

[staindstreams]

Hash browns anyone?

[quextico]

Thanks for this! I love mashed potato pancakes - like you, after mashed potatoes for dinner came potato pancakes the next day. I'd tried a couple of times in the past to make them from instant but they were horrible....I'm looking forward to trying your version - they certainly look they way they should! Thanks for coming up with this, and sharing it with us.

[lov3holic]

why do you put butter AND oil?

[M4F]

@lov3holic butter burns if you don't put oil.

[1977bobbob]

The Betty Crocker Potato Buds Mashed Potatoes mix contains freeze-dried potato flakes, mono and diglycerides, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bisulfite and citric acid powdered cellulose, salt, maltodextrin, sugar, milk fat, lactic acid, imitation bacon bit-wheat gluten maltodextrin, red 40, cooked bacon, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, natural and artificial flavor, monosodium glutamate, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, sodium phosphate and more.

[britty1998]

You say mashed potatoe like my dad XD

[Rochemback26]

''instant mashed pataydas''

[weshasawi]

GENIUS 

[jenfearloathing]

"spilled" yeahhh, I love cayenne too.

[Arteolike]

Chef John has instant mashed potatoes? My kind of chef.

[rawrrimaduckie]

can i use real mashed potatoes? :O

[dd08880bb]

@rawrrimaduckie That's exactly what I'm thinking about...

[PammieChan]

@rawrrimaduckie

He said it at the end of his video. His mother used to make him mashed potato when he was younger and he would love it because he knew she would make them into potato pancake the day after.. =/

[BuranLyoko]

I haven't tried it yet, but I love the video. It looks like something delicious that I could do very easily. I really want to try things at home.

On a related note. I've found sometimes real cooked spuds get a funny flavor or smell after refrigerating. Anyone have any tips on how to prevent this?

I've noticed issues like that with chicken, but found making chicken salad prevents that.

[Oppodeldoc]

9 negative votes?! Have you got no heart?!

[phemohilia]

Thumbs up if you think he should've added crumbled up bacon to these!! : )

[sanjieev]

love how the butter flew @ 1:12

[Kasparaasora]

haha, I laughed when you said that no one cares about the perfectionsts. I love you natural humor<3

[punkrockprinjess]

10 minutes? I'd eat it straight out of the pan. i cant wait that long.

[Nur8Nurani]

why oil and butter and not just oil OR butter?

[rsdewd]

@Nur8Nurani for the recipe to look more complicated.

[sanjieev]

@Nur8Nurani because butter has a very low smoke point and oil has a pretty high smoke point, which means if you just put butter it would burn easily but mixing it with oil, it doesn't. and oil has a has a pretty neutral flavour wheres butter is awesome... so basically you get the best of both ingredients, thats why.

[moofushu]

Chef John if you take this instant potato mix you came up with and then made a filling with meat and other stuff you would have a "Papa Rellena." You can see pictures of it on google images.

[soappop]

Does your wife approve of your channel picture T.T

[foodwishes]

@soappop She knows I'm a player.

[soappop]

@foodwishes OMG HE REPLIED TO MY COMMENT!!! WOWOWOW!

[ThornyBlackRose1775]

@foodwishes w00t Chef John!

[kevinminwooyi]

@foodwishes can you adopt me?

[litovietlan]

@soappop maybe that's his wife? o.o

[thepweencess]

@soappop YOU'RE MARRIED?! D:

[soappop]

@thepweencess Umm, you must be new to foodwishes.

[Tnat1on]

Baking is taking some raw ingredients and making something tasty and presumably healthy. Here I see unhealthy, overly processed junk. Tisk tisk, chef.

And what for did you use BOTH oil and butter for cooking?

[JTshoot]

@Tnat1on Holy shit your retarded !

[VictoriaKarma91]

@Tnat1on Yes you're right,cakes cookies,tarts,pies are absolutely healthy.....I actually really liked this....I think he posted it more as a tip than as a recipe...If you enjoyed it,cook it if you didn';t then don't...everything else isn't worth commenting...

[xFuJai]

Chef John, can you please do a video on maintaining pots, pans, and skillets? The food sticks to my skillet after I use it several times, thank you.

[RGwhelan15]

@xFuJai make sure you pan or skillet is hot before puttign food on that works most of the time

[Doomzdayxx]

"nobody cares if they're perfect except for perfectionists....and...nobody cares about them." LOL

[TiFFANYSREYES]

I love everything u make chef john :)

[lisevalerieable]

Yay! congratulations on wining the tasty award for best home chef!!!

[LanceLawliet92]

Aw i m a perfectionist and that's why i dont have any fren ):

[foodwishes]

@LanceLawliet92 That's just one of the reasons.

[zombiesonar]

@foodwishes lol burn.

[jigglyman12]

@foodwishes OH! You burnt his toast. XD

[TangoSpiceCompany]

Looks good, no reason we can't enjoy some instant potatoes every now and again.

[DJas118]

Wow, that looks good! I think I'll just improvise with fresh mashed potatoes. I'd never have instant in my cupboards. lol. ;)

[suiseiseki2007]

don't have instant mashed potatoes...

need a version with fresh potatoes or something that i can find in the fridge easily.

[Kazanu06]

@suiseiseki2007 Leftover potatoes.

[TheCoolKitchen]

can i use regular mashed potato instead?

[DeathNote123321]

why would anyone have this stuff in their house? I thought you were serious about food chef John

[NekoKamiko]

@DeathNote123321 omg...go cry a bit

[zuckerkane]

Oh my gosh, instant mashed potatoes? Is there anything that is not ready-made in the States?

[SayuriHanzXD]

I WISH YOU'RE MY RELATIVE. Lol.

[nurawr]

"Don't worry about making them perfect looking, cause nobody cares if they're perfect except perfectionists.. and nobody cares about them." LOL!!

[firedragonflyer]

LOL The store must love you

[maxwellEdison09]

Would you recommend these as a use for leftover mashed potatoes?

[megustaverlas]

Hi Chef John, I'm not sure if ฺBird's Eye chilli is the same as Cayenne pepper. The scientific name is the same so I guess they're the same kind of chilli pepper. I have it, and compared to the Italian food spices' section in the local supermarket chilli pepper sold in Thailand is really cheap. I love my food spicy and your recipes seem perfect.

[xxprincessaxx2]

half the reason i watch your videos is because of your soothing sweet voice xD

[UnllimitedBeauty]

Hey Chef John! PLEASE help me with this question! How can I defrost my frozen sugar snap peas without making the pods mushy? I ran them under water and then realized that all my peas got softened and not crunchy anymore :( Thanks!

[123wht123]

chef john for porn thumbs up

[OurenV2]

instant mashed potatoes... yuck!

[enburst]

isnt this just like...a latke.....lol

[phimac10]

Thanks

[Paigey12386]

I have always wanted to make potato pancakes, but I have no idea what to serve them with! Are they breakfast or dinner? I have never had them, assume they are for breakfast but really have no clue. What goes well with them?

[ctanikob]

I am so going to try this. I have some Paula Deen boxed potatoes, I hope it comes out good!

[yabadabadoo1984]

Dear Chef John,

My foodwishe is Boston cream pie.

You used to ask "what's your food wish," so I hope you still tale requests.

Another thing, can we do a winter recipe contest, as done in the summer?

[sweettina2]

@yabadabadoo1984 I second the Boston Cream. Thanks for the potato pancake video, happy to find it. I keep wasting fresh mashed potatoes trying to get it right, now I know what I did wrong.

[airsoftandrew1]

@yabadabadoo1984 I would also be interested in a Boston Cream Pie video. I really dislike the taste of instant mashed potatoes but when you do this to them they are actually pretty good.

[InspectorGadget923]

I really need to stop watching these videos at 2am, it makes me too hungry for how late it is.

[iEGeek]

There is perfection in randomness. Odd shapes are perfect.

[sasha2809]

@chef john,

my fiance does that with our left over homeade potato salad. the potato salad we make has potatos, eggs, mayo, mustard, TONS of green onion and TONS of lime. it is amazing when fried up the next day like this as left overs. :)

[iloveflavor]

Great idea! This recipe is definitely sending yummy chills down my spine :)

[metemi]

I bet Chef John puts cayenne in his morning coffee.

[meggiemeg86]

@metemi Cayenne w/ dark chocolate.

[ollerpops]

Shocked that you use instant mashed!

[roxtar10870]

How gratuitous... I love it!

[gonzoducks8]

5 perfectionist did not like your not so round mashed potato pancakes.

In other words I liked that you said who cares about them hahaha.

[SatoshiMatrix1]

just great. thanks John.

[Cre8tiveBabe]

Yummy, and I love how you also just wanted to touch everyone elses potato pancake LOL

[heyheyolek]

@Cre8tiveBabe what does LOL mean? sorry im a noob :D lel

[Iris3492]

@heyheyolek Lots of love. : )

[Cre8tiveBabe]

@heyheyolek it means Laugh Out Loud :)

[ksha]

mmmmmm

[fumsmusings]

Looks nice will have to give this a try.

[dondonmofo99]

these vids kick so much ass!

[mahtay2000]

i also want to touch everybody's potato pancakes

[MUDSWAT]

I'm sorry Chief I'm not one to complain, but this is like using Shake Cheese....

In Lasagna or Pizza but... I'll give you a point for using up the left over mashed potato's though.

[sakiyukiXD]

<3 "...aand also i wanted to touch evrybody's potato pancakes"

[purplecopper]

sounds good

[MrRaginKev]

i should meet you i too live in san francisco

[nworb]

U should check out an indian street snack called "aloo tikki" aloo=potato tikki=slab,pancake,piece. It's like a potato pancake but more ingredients and more flavour :) u have to find the right recipe since not every1 can make it well. U eat with tamarind sauce,onions, tomatoes, yogurt, channa masala (a chicken pea gravy) and ofcourse a bit of cayenne :P Chek it out, I think u'll like it

[BrokeToeProductions]

KING CHEF JOHN

[TheDrunkMunk]

Why didn't you make your own mashed potatoes?

[abbeykins4ever]

@TheDrunkMunk he said it's because he had some instant mashed potatoes he wanted to use up

[berukblue]

Just a question that's been bugging me. Why put oil AND butter? Is there some significance to this?

[RachelB263]

@berukblue He uses oil because it doesn't burn as easily, so he can get a better crust. The butter is just for flavor.

[berukblue]

@RachelB263 Ah I see. Thanks!

[kiko6565]

@berukblue the oil its because it gets hotter than butter, but dont taste so good, so put them together =D

[berukblue]

@kiko6565 That makes sense. Thanks for the explanation

[magickk]

I just tried this and I massively failed LOLOLOLOLOL