SMOKED OYSTER POTATO CAKES

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

10 whole canned smoked oysters, coarsely chopped *note

2 cups coarsely mashed potatoes, (russets cooked with skin on)

1 whole fresh egg

1/2 cup scallions, thinly sliced with tops

1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped lemon thyme is great with this Salt, to taste oil for sauteing

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With lightly floured hands, shape potato cakes

Combine all in ingredients for the oyster cakes in large mixing bowl by hand. Brown on grill or saute with small amount of oil in skillet

*note: you may, if you have a smoker, use fresh, shucked oysters and smoke them over apple, cherry, alder or cedar wood