This potato pancakes recipe is the perfect side dish to accompany many main courses. Serve with applesauce and sour cream for a sweet and tangy twist to these starchy pancakes.
How To Make Potato Pancakes
Ingredients
- 4 medium potatoes
- 1 medium onion
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Butter , or bacon fat, as needed
Instructions
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Wash the potatoes and peel them, then drop them into cold water. Let stand one or two hours before draining.
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Grate the potatoes with a fine grater and press to squeeze out excess liquid.
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Peel and grate the onion into the potatoes. Mix in egg, seasonings and baking soda.
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Heat butter or fat in a large skillet and add a spoonful of the mixture for each pancake. Each pancake shouldn't be too thick.
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Cook gently until golden brown on the bottom. Flip and brown the other side.
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Add more fat to the skillet and continue cooking the pancakes in this fashion until all the mixture is used.
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Drain the pancakes on paper towels and keep warm until ready to serve.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 1g
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- Calcium: 19mg
- Calories: 96kcal
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
- Fat: 1g
- Fiber: 3g
- Iron: 1mg
- Potassium: 476mg
- Protein: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Sodium: 384mg
- Vitamin A: 30IU
- Vitamin C: 22mg
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