Boxty is a traditional Irish food typically eaten around Halloween, or Samhain as the Irish refer to it. This was because potato crops were bountiful this time of year, so making boxty was a very ...

Boxty is an absolutely heavenly Irish potato pancake and makes a warming and hearty breakfast served with crisp bacon. But don't feel you have to stop there. Wrap the grated potato in a clean tea ...

inexpensive ingredients during times when other foods might have been scarce. Boxty pancakes are a beloved breakfast item in ...

Cut the boxty into four wedges and serve. Recipe courtesy of Irish Traditional Cooking: Over 300 Recipes from Ireland’s Heritage by Darina Allen/Kyle Books, 2012.

Irish stew and soda bread. Christopher Simpson for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. Boxty, breadlike potato pancakes that originated in Ireland as early as the late 18th ...

Add the chopped capers and oil. Place 4 pieces of the fish on plates and the boxty on the side. Top the boxty with the poached leeks and the crumble on top. Spoon the sauce over the ling and serve.