How to make potato pancakes: 13 recipes

Belarusian cuisine has presented many traditional potato delicacies to many peoples. Potato pancakes scattered all over the world. Because of the simple preparation, even children can handle the dish. A classic recipe is considered potato pancakes with onions. After many years, the chefs brought out many variations of potato pancakes with the addition of various products. Let's consider some of them in order.

Potato pancakes: a classic of the genre

• potatoes - 950 gr.
• chicken egg - 2 pcs.
• onions - 3 pcs.
• garlic - 7 teeth
• sour cream - 30 gr.
• pepper to taste
• flour - 55 gr.
• rock salt to taste
• sunflower oil - 70 gr.

1. Rinse the potatoes thoroughly, remove the uniform. Proceed to rubbing the root crop on a coarse grater. Do the same with onions.
2. If the chopped potato has secreted a large amount of juice, the vegetable must be squeezed using gauze. Get rid of excess fluids.
3. Combine eggs, finely chopped garlic and spices. Bring the mass to uniformity with a whisk. Add sour cream and mix well.
4. Pay attention to the consistency of the product, if the mass turned out to be liquid, add the necessary amount of flour.
5. Place a thick-bottomed heat-resistant container on the stove, pour in the oil. Set the fire to medium power, wait for the household appliance to heat up.
6. Blind small cakes like fritters. Start frying, 3-5 minutes are required on each side.

Potato pancakes with mushrooms

• fresh mushrooms - 320 gr.
• potatoes - 1 kg.
• onion - 1 pc.
• chicken egg - 2 pcs.
• spices to taste
• wheat flour - 50 gr.
• olive oil - 45 gr.

1. Rinse the mushrooms in a colander under running water. Wait until the liquid drains completely, finely chop. Peel the onion and chop in small cubes.
2. Pour the oil into the pan, saute the mushrooms, then add the onions. Passer the food until golden. Rinse the potatoes, grate on a fine grater.
3. Combine the cooked roast with the mass of root vegetables. Add flour, egg, spices to taste, mix well. Proceed to cooking. Serve with sour cream.

Mashed potato pancakes

• egg - 1 pc.
• potatoes - 550 gr.
• flour - 100 gr.
• carrot - 1 pc.
• onion - 1 pc.
• champignons - 120 gr.
• table salt - 13 gr.
• fresh herbs - 40 gr.
• hard cheese - 110 gr.
• natural oil - 95 ml.

1. Peel the potatoes, send to an enamel container, fill with water. Boil the product, mash. Allow the dish to cool.
2. At the same time, grate the carrots on a grater, chop the onion and chop the mushrooms. Place the vegetables in a pan, pour in a little oil and fry. Bring the composition to golden.
3. Add the grated cheese to the finished frying, mix well. In the potato mass, add the egg, flour and salt. Put a clean frying pan on the stove add oil, heat.
4. Put a small amount of mashed potatoes on a heat-resistant container. Add the mushroom mixture as a filling. The last layer also put the potato mass.
5. Fry the dish on both sides for the required amount of time, until crisp.

Potato pancakes with cheese and garlic

• onions - 1 pc.
• potatoes - 600 gr.
• chicken eggs - 2 pcs.
• wheat flour - 75 gr.
• hard cheese - 160 gr.
• rock salt to taste
• vegetable oil - 65 gr.
• garlic - 8 teeth

1. Peel onions and potatoes, chop vegetables, squeeze them through a gauze cloth if necessary. Get rid of excess juice.
2. Grate cheese on a coarse grater, add to vegetables along with flour and eggs. Finely chop the garlic, combine with the total mass.
3. Stir the mixture until smooth, add salt if necessary. Pour the oil into the pan, heat the household appliance on the burner. Proceed directly to frying.

Ham pancakes

• ham - 120 gr.
• potatoes - 650 gr.
• cheese - 110 gr.
• egg - 1 pc.
• flour - 55 gr.
• fresh herbs - 25 gr.
• ground pepper - 7 gr.
• vegetable oil - 100 ml.
• salt - 8 gr.

1. Rinse the potatoes, peel. Grate root vegetables and cheese on a coarse grater. Chop the ham into small cubes. If necessary, squeeze the chopped vegetable.
2. Combine chopped herbs, potatoes, egg, ham, cheese, spices and flour. Mix the components until smooth. Pour a small amount of vegetable oil into the pan.
3. Heat a household appliance over medium heat. Make molds in the form of cutlets from a potato mixture. Start frying, spend 4 minutes on each side of the potato pancake.

Potato pancakes without eggs

• onion - 1 pc.
• potatoes - 800 gr.
• sunflower oil - 75 gr.
• spices to taste

1. Peel vegetables, rinse and grate. Squeeze out excess juice if necessary.
2. Then add spices to the potato mixture. Heat the pan with oil. Start frying potato pancakes, bring the products to golden.

Zucchini dumplings

• zucchini - 450 gr.
• potatoes - 600 gr.
• onion - 1 pc.
• egg - 1 pc.
• flour - 65 gr.
• spices to taste

1. Peel and grate potatoes, onions. Add spices and egg to the total mass. Thoroughly mix the composition.
2. Now peel the zucchini, grate on a fine grater, squeeze out excess juice if necessary. Combine the two masses together, pour in the flour.
3. Stir again until smooth. Heat a thick-bottomed frying pan with oil. Proceed to cooking.

Potato pancakes without flour

• chicken eggs - 2 pcs.
• potatoes - 400 gr.
• salt - 10 gr.
• black pepper to taste
• sunflower oil - 55 gr.

1. Grind the peeled potatoes on a grater. Beat the eggs, spice up the spices.
2. Combine the root mixture with the second mass, mix thoroughly. Pour oil into a hot pan, start cooking potato pancakes.

Potato pancakes with vegetables

• pulp of zucchini - 320 gr.
• potatoes - 700 gr.
• chicken eggs - 2 pcs.
• vegetable oil - in fact
• flour - 130 gr.
• pumpkin pulp - 190 pcs.
• carrots - 1 pc.
• dried herbs and salt to taste
• onion - 1 pc.

1. Place the pulp of squash and pumpkin in a blender bowl, chop until smooth. After that, do the same with the rest of the vegetables.
2. Combine the mixtures with each other, then mix eggs, flour, salt and herbs. Bring the composition to homogeneity. Next, proceed to heat treatment in a pan.

Cheese pancakes in the oven

• eggs - 1 pc.
• onion - 1 pc.
• potatoes - 750 gr.
• hard cheese - 230 gr.
• vegetable oil - 80 ml.
• breadcrumbs - in fact
• salt - 8 gr.

1. Rinse and peel the potatoes in the usual way. Grind the root crop on a grater, get rid of excess juice. Salt the mass and mix.
2. Remove the peel from the onion, chop into small cubes. Send to the potato, add the beaten egg and wheat flour there. Mix the components thoroughly.
3. Heat the oven to 200 degrees. Lubricate the baking dish with oil, then sprinkle with a small amount of crackers. The ongoing manipulation will help to avoid burning potato pancakes.
4. Put the potato pancakes on a baking sheet, put in the oven. After 8 minutes, remove the dish, turn over and sprinkle with grated cheese. Then send back to the oven, wait for the complete preparation.

Draniki with sausage

• smoked sausage - 120 gr.
• potatoes - 350 gr.
• garlic - 5 teeth
• eggs - 2 pcs.
• fresh dill - 30 gr.
• olive oil - 65 gr.
• spices to taste

1. Rinse and remove the uniform from the potatoes. Grind the root crop on a grater, squeeze the juice. Chop the sausage finely, beat the eggs, squeeze the garlic with a special device.
2. Combine all the components together in the same container, add pepper, salt and chopped dill. Thoroughly mix the mass. Place the potato dough in a hot frying pan with butter. Fry the product on both sides.

Draniki in a slow cooker with minced meat

• eggs - 2 pcs.
• onion - 2 pcs.
• minced meat - 550 gr.
• potatoes - 1 kg.
• wheat flour - 50 gr.
• salt, pepper - to taste
• vegetable oil - 45 gr.

1. Prepare the potatoes as described above. Grind peeled onions, add to the total mass. Add salt and pepper.
2. Stir in the beaten eggs and flour. Bring the mass to homogeneity. Stuffing will serve as a filling. Lubricate the multi-bowl with oil, set the mode to "Frying". Proceed to the manipulations.
3. Place a small amount of potato dough on the bottom of the multicooker, then spread the meat product in a thin layer, cover it again with a composition of vegetables. Fry the product in the usual way from two sides to a golden crust.
4. After preparing the whole portion of potato pancakes, put the fully cooked dish in the multi-bowl, set the mode "Heating". Stew delicacy for about half an hour. Serve meat pancakes with various sauces to your taste.

Potato pancakes with onions

• onions - 3 pcs.
• potatoes - 600 gr.
• eggs - 2 pcs.
• pepper - 9 gr.
• table salt - 12 gr.
• semolina - 30 gr.
• vegetable oil - 50 ml.

1. Peel the onion and chop the rings, fry it in a pan with oil until golden. Rinse the potatoes, remove the uniform, grate it.
2. Mix the mass of root vegetables with semolina, pepper, eggs and salt. Mix well. Heat the second pan, pour a little oil. Start cooking potato pancakes.
3. The fried treat must be sent to the bottom of a thick-walled pan. Place the fried onions on top and pour 50 ml. boiled water. Put the burner on a small fire, simmer the dish for about 5 minutes.

Practical tips

1. Onions are added to the dish not only for taste, but also so that the potatoes do not darken. The ingredients must be mixed together at the same time.
2. If you like to use potato pancakes with a crispy crust, you need to fry them in a hot pan (in a multi-bowl, oven) with butter.
3. To get a unique taste from potato pancakes, you need to choose varieties of root crops with a high content of starch.
4. You should not use young potatoes as a basis for potato pancakes. It contains a small amount of starch.
5. After frying, draniki should be blotted with paper towels. Such a move will allow you to get rid of excess oil, reveal the true taste of the dish.
6. If after cooking potato pancakes turned out to be “rubber”, it is worth adding a little starch or completely replacing flour with it.

If this is your first time preparing a national Belarusian dish, you should start with simple recipes. Please your household with a new treat. Discover the perfect technology and proportions. After gaining experience, do not be afraid to experiment with supplements.

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