A woman in my cooking class Emailed me last night asking about the potato pancake recipe I mentioned in class. I thought about it all day since I know how to make potato pancakes, I make them all the time, but I've never made them from a recipe. I just have a list of ingredients I mix together to make what I think is enough for the boyfriend and myself. So here's my attempt at a [large] four serving recipe:
4 large potatoes, washed, peeled & coarsely grated
1/2 sweet onion, finely chopped OR 1/4 t onion powder
1 egg
3 T flour OR corn starch (for gluten-free version)
salt & pepper
cooking oil (for frying)
1. Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl.
2. Heat cooking oil on a griddle or large non-stick pan on medium heat.
3. Spoon palm sized potato mixture onto griddle and flatten to about 1/4" pancakes. Cook until mostly white (2-3min), then flip pancake and cook another minute or so. Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
4. Serve with sour cream and applesauce (and/or maple syrup).
The best way to grate the potatoes is with a food processor add-on. I don't have one of those, so I do it by hand. It's a little more hazardous- I typically lose a fingernail or two in the process (not in the potato mixture, just to be clear). =) I also use typically a little more than half quantity when I make this for two people (I like to make a little extra for lunch the next day). When I do this I crack the egg into a cup, scramble it with a fork and only pour half in the mixture. (Save the rest for scrambled eggs for breakfast!)
Let me know if you try this and how it came out so I can adjust ingredient quantities! Enjoy!
I'll have to try this. I usually only make potato pancakes with LO mashed potatoes, but this looks good! Time for a manicure!!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to try this.
ReplyDeleteThey get crispier if you squeeze the liquid out of the potatoes after grating (and it doesn't slpash as much when you fry them)
ReplyDeleteYou can also use bread crumbs instead of the flour.
And ad pepper.
I've never heard of potatoe pancakes. Sounds delicious. Printing this for my recipe book. Can you mix it up and add other herbs?
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