Potatoes themselves are tasty in almost any form except raw. Potatoes are mashed, fried, boiled, baked. But today I propose to prepare delicious potato pancakes.

Draniki are pancakes made from grated potatoes. They are also called pancakes, potato cakes. Every corner of our world has its own name for this dish. But no matter what you call it, it will taste like potato pancakes and nothing else.

Draniki have been prepared since Peter the Great brought potatoes to Russia. Not right away, of course, but over time, people began to understand a little that so many people loved this dish. And so everyone began to appear possible recipes preparing these flatbreads. Draniki with cheese, with mushrooms, with minced meat, in general, for every taste and color. So let's not talk too long and let's start preparing these flatbreads.

Ingredients.

• 6 medium potatoes.
• 1 egg.
• 1 onion.
• 2 tbsp. spoons of wheat flour.
• A pinch of salt.
• Allspice to taste.
• 1-2 tbsp. spoons of sour cream.
• Vegetable oil.

Cooking process.

1. And so, to prepare potato pancakes, you need to peel and chop the potatoes. Grind the potatoes using any available method. You can grate it or use a blender. In both cases, after grinding, the released juice will need to be squeezed out.

2. After the potatoes, chop the onion in the same way.

3. Mix the two masses in a bowl. Add salt, egg, pepper, flour and mix until smooth.

Some chefs claim that you need to add a tablespoon of sour cream to this dough to make the dough much fluffier. For me, potato pancakes are not a dish from which you will expect splendor. That's why I never add sour cream to potato pancakes. But if you want to try, no one forbids you to do it.

And so the dough is ready, now you can start frying it.

4. Pour oil into a frying pan, heat it and place portions of dough onto the hot oil using a tablespoon.

5. Fry on one side, then on the other.

A little advice. To ensure that the potatoes do not burn and are well fried, you do not need to apply too much heat under the frying pan. For optimal frying, it is better to choose medium or low heat. Then the potato pancake will not burn and will be baked from the inside.

6. Serve ready-made pancakes with sour cream and milk. Bon appetit.

Draniki with cheese

Ingredients.

• 5-7 potatoes.
• 1 carrot.
• 1 onion.
• 200 grams of cheese.
• 2 tbsp. spoons flour.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Vegetable oil.
• 1-2 cloves of garlic.
• Half a bunch of dill.

Cooking process.

1. We also chop the vegetables. For me, the easiest way is to put everything through a meat grinder. It turns out both quickly and efficiently. True, then you will have to wash the meat grinder, and this is a little longer than a grater. Well, okay, for the sake of such pancakes, you can wash the meat grinder :).

2. But you still have to use a grater since you can’t grind the cheese through a meat grinder.

3. All that remains is to finely chop the dill and garlic. These will be the filling components; you also need to add cheese to them.

4. Now everything is ready, let's do the dough. Mix ingredients in one large bowl. Potatoes, carrots, onions, eggs. Mix and add flour. Mix everything again until you get a good dough.

The dough is ready, you can start preparing pancakes.

5. Take a tablespoon and place part of the dough on hot vegetable oil. Then take the cheese filling and put it on top raw dough and cover with potato dough.

6. It turns out that the cheese remains closed on both sides by the potatoes. After frying on one side, turn it over to the other and fry until crusty.

7. We prepared according to the same principle. Check out the recipe if you haven’t made these belyashi.

Potato pancakes with meat

Ingredients.

• Potatoes 1 kg.
• Minced meat 400 grams.
• Egg 1 pc.
• Half a lemon.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Vegetable oil.

Cooking process.

1. Grate the potatoes. Add salt, pepper, juice from half a lemon, and an egg. And mix. Lemon juice will not allow the potatoes to darken and will keep them looking beautiful.

2. Prepare minced meat according to the classics. Add salt, pepper and chopped onion. Mix well.

3. Place grated potatoes on top of a little minced meat in your palm, then more potatoes and close the minced meat inside. If there are not enough potatoes, you can take an additional portion. It is important to close the edges so that the juice from the minced meat remains inside the cutlet during frying.

4. Place the finished stuffed pancakes on a plate or paper towel.

Before frying, you can roll in flour or breadcrumbs.

5. Fry on vegetable oil until ready.

6. You can also prepare potato pancakes with meat according to the recipe provided above. And so and so will be correct. Well, which recipe did you like best, you can write in the comments below.

Potato pancakes with mushrooms

Ingredients.

• Potatoes 500 grams.
• Eggs 2 pcs.
• Flour 2 tbsp. spoons.
• Onion 1 pc.
• Mushrooms 300 gr.
• Vegetable oil.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Cooking process.

And so let's start preparing potato pancakes by preparing the filling.

1. You can take any mushrooms that you managed to get. According to the classics, I will have champignons.

2. I cut the mushrooms and onions into cubes, place them in a frying pan and fry until tender.

3. I pass the potatoes through a grater and add salt, pepper, egg and flour. I'll knead the dough.

4. Place the ingredients on the heated oil in the following order. Potatoes, mushrooms, potatoes.

5. Fry on both sides. In order to fry well, you need to turn each pancake several times.

Bon appetit.

How to cook potato pancakes without flour

Ingredients.

• Potatoes 400 grams.
• 1 carrot.
• 2 eggs.
• 1 onion.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Vegetable oil.

Cooking process.

1. Grate potatoes, onions and carrots on a fine grater.

2. Place the egg in one bowl, add salt and pepper and mix well.

3. The egg will act as a binder. And therefore, potato pancakes will keep their shape well when frying.

4. Place the dough in portions in a small frying pan and fry on both sides alternately until nicely crusted.

• After the potato pancakes are cooked, place them on a paper napkin. This will help remove any remaining vegetable oil from the potato pancakes.

• Cooled potato pancakes can always be reheated in the microwave or in a frying pan with a lid. And they will become fragrant and tasty again.

• To prevent the grated potatoes from darkening, add onion or lemon juice to it. You can simply mince the onion or finely chop it.

• When frying potato pancakes, pour a 3-4 mm layer of oil and do not heat it too much. Also, after frying on both sides, you can simmer them under a lid over low heat.

• For additional filling, use carrots, zucchini, and cabbage.

• You can also add your favorite seasonings to the pancake dough. And to add a spicy taste, add garlic, ginger or hot pepper.

The recipe for potato pancakes has long been borrowed by our chefs from traditional Belarusian cuisine. By the way, in Belarus this dish is served in almost every cafe and restaurant, due to its national origin, as well as its low cost. After all, traditionally Belarusian pancakes are prepared exclusively from potatoes and onions. The chefs' imagination has changed traditional cuisine beyond recognition and now there is a huge variety of recipes for preparing this dish. Improvisation is great! Let's turn your kitchen into a corner of culinary creativity and try to create a few delicious recipes soft, fragrant, hot potato pancakes. And we will be happy to tell you a few secrets about how to make potato pancakes, not just simple ones, but varied ones, for every taste, even the most spoiled.

Classic potato pancakes

This is the most famous recipe, which is prepared in the kitchen of any self-respecting housewife. To prepare 3 servings we will need:

• Potatoes – 5-6 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Flour – 2-3 spoons.
• Salt, pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil.
• Fresh sour cream.
• Pancake frying pan or regular one with thick walls.

Preparing the dough:

We grate raw potatoes, peeled and washed, on a fine grater (some housewives advise grinding potatoes in a meat grinder or blender or in a host of other ways. All the tips are good, you can choose exactly the method that is acceptable to you. The main thing is that the chopped potatoes are presented form a homogeneous mass). To prevent the potatoes from darkening, three quickly, mixing with onions, also grated in a blender. Beat in the egg, add flour, salt, pepper, mix thoroughly (there are recipes where a spoonful of sour cream is also added to the potato pancake dough, again, experiment). If the potatoes turn out to be too watery and release a lot of juice, it is better to take it out with a spoon, otherwise frying will be inconvenient. Although if you cook with the addition of flour, the juice should not stand out much.

Fry:

Fry pancakes over medium heat on both sides until golden crust, then you can reduce the heat and keep the dish covered, the potato pancakes will turn out soft and juicy. If you want them to be fattier and crispier, do not cover with a lid and add a little more oil, the main thing is not to overdo it. Size also matters; if you make them a little larger, you will have the opportunity to experiment with fillings. Three servings take about 15 minutes to fry, so your family won’t have to salivate for long while tasting amazing aroma, coming from the kitchen.

Serve:

Draniki are served hot, fresh from the frying pan, with fresh sour cream. Delicious - you'll lick your fingers!

Traditional potato pancakes without eggs

Traditionally, Belarusian pancakes are prepared from potatoes and onions, without any additives in the form of eggs or flour. Therefore, this recipe can be prepared in any conditions, the main thing is that there are potatoes in the kitchen. We will need:

• Potatoes – 1 kg. (5-6 large potatoes).
• Onion – 1 large onion.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Preparing the dough:

Peel raw potatoes, rinse and grate on a fine grater. It is advisable to do everything quickly, do not let the potatoes darken, otherwise the color of your potato pancakes will not be appetizing. Grind the onion in a blender (just not on a grater, you will get a lot of tears and great amount onion juice), add to potatoes. There's also salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly. Remove excess juice with a spoon.

Fry:

Place the dough on a pre-heated frying pan, forming pancakes. Fry on both sides over medium heat, then you can keep them for another three minutes on low heat under the lid so that the pancakes are baked inside and soft.

Serve:

Drizzle with sour cream and eat. Simple, but so delicious! The dish prepared according to this recipe is quite lean, so if you adhere to religious traditions, nothing can stop you from tasting delicious, hot pancakes even in Lent. Of course, provided that you have to abstain from sour cream. By the way, to get rid of excess oil, it is better to place the finished potato pancakes on a paper towel.

Potato pancakes with cheese

To prepare pancakes according to this original recipe we will need:

• Potatoes – 5-6 pcs. (large).
• Onion – 1 pc. (average).
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Flour – 2-3 spoons.
• Salt and pepper - to taste.
• Sour cream.
• Vegetable oil.
• Pan.

Preparing the dough:

We peel the potatoes, wash them, grate them on a fine grater (grind them with a blender, food processor, meat grinder - whatever is more convenient for you), also grind them and add cheese and onions to the dough. Add the egg, flour, pepper and salt there and mix thoroughly.

Fry:

Place potato pancakes on a hot frying pan and fry on each side until an appetizing golden crust. You can fry covered, then the potato pancakes will be soft, fluffy, but not crispy. As for the cheese: as an option, you can not put the cheese directly into the dough, but sprinkle grated cheese on the already fried, almost ready pancakes and hold under the lid so that the cheese melts.

Serve:

Draniki should only be eaten hot. As soon as you remove them from the frying pan, serve them immediately, topped with sour cream. Or don’t water it, but serve the sour cream separately. You can also use any other suitable potato dishes sauce.

Potato pancakes with mushrooms

You will probably agree that there is no other ingredient that harmonizes as perfectly with potatoes as mushrooms fried with onions. Either boiled potatoes or fried, such a side dish will always be a perfect match for her. To prepare mushroom pancakes we will need:

• Potatoes – 1 kg (5-6 large potatoes).
• Mushrooms – 300-350 g.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Flour – 2-3 spoons.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Spices - to taste.

Preparing the dough:

First, wash and clean the mushrooms. Cut the mushrooms into pieces. Peel the onion, chop it and fry it in a heated frying pan. Add the mushrooms to the frying pan and cook until the water is completely released. Remove the filling and let it cool. In the meantime, we'll take care of the potatoes. Peel and grate the potatoes on a fine grater (or chop in another convenient way for you until a homogeneous mass is formed), beat in 1 egg, salt and pepper to taste, add mushrooms here, then flour and mix thoroughly.

Fry:

Pour 2-3 tablespoons of oil into a hot frying pan, heat it up and lay out the dough, forming small pancakes. Fry pancakes over medium heat on both sides until fully cooked. If the dough turns out too loose or juicy and will spread in the pan, you can add 1 more egg and a little flour to make the mass more dense.

Serve:

Alternatively, you can not mix mushrooms into the dough, but prepare classic pancakes of a larger size and wrap them in them mushroom filling, and warm it up a little in a frying pan. In any case, we put them on the table hot, fresh, pouring plenty of sour cream on them or serving them separately.

Pumpkin pancakes with potatoes

An original combination of vegetables such as pumpkin and potatoes can easily be turned into another masterpiece of culinary art - pumpkin and potato pancakes. To prepare pumpkin-potato pancakes we will need:

• Pumpkin – 0.5 kg.
• Potatoes – 5-6 medium potatoes.
• Milk – 0.5 cups.
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Flour – 3-4 spoons.
• Salt, pepper - to taste.
• Sour cream.
• Vegetable oil.

Preparing the dough:

Peel the pumpkin and potatoes, rinse and grate on a fine grater. Bring the milk to a boil, pour it over the potatoes and let it sit for about 5 minutes, then drain the milk. Mix pumpkin with potatoes, add yolks, flour, spices previously separated from whites and mix thoroughly. Beat the whites into a strong foam and carefully fold into the dough.

Fry:

First, heat the frying pan well, then pour 2-3 tablespoons of vegetable oil into it and let it warm up. Lay out the dough, form the pancakes and fry them over medium heat, first on both sides until golden brown, and then keep them covered over low heat for another 5 minutes so that the pancakes are well baked inside.

Serve:

We remove our pumpkin splendor from the stove and immediately serve it to the table, pouring plenty of fresh sour cream on it. Mmmm, delicious! Enjoy your meal.

Potatoes can be used to make a lot of delicious and hearty dishes. And one of them is potato pancakes. What is it and how to prepare such a dish?

What are pancakes?

Draniki are, in essence, potato fritters. This dish is considered, but it is also found in the cuisines of other countries of the world.

So, in Ukraine, potato pancakes are called potato pancakes or potato pancakes, in – latkes, in Sweden – ragmunks (which translates as “bristly monk”), in the Czech Republic – bramboraks, in America – hashbrowns, and in Lithuania this dish is called potato pancakes. By the way, the word draniki is translated from Old Russian as “rub, tear,” so we can assume that the name contains the whole essence of the dish.

A little history

It is not known exactly when and where potato pancakes were first used in the form in which we know them. After all, potatoes began to be cultivated quite a long time ago, and, probably, the most variety of dishes. Thus, the first mention of potato pancakes dates back to 1830.

And some believe that they appeared under the influence German cuisine. But if Belarus is still considered the birthplace of the dish, then here initially potatoes were grated not on a grater (there were simply no graters then), but on a board.

In those days, people ate hash browns for breakfast. There was also a tradition: before the main meal, you had to eat a crust of black bread. Draniki are always eaten only hot with sour cream, rendered lard or butter.

Ingredients

Today there are many various recipes potato pancakes, but in its original form such a dish consisted of only a few components. We list the ingredients that are used most often and in most cases:

• Potato. It is worth talking about it separately, because it is the main and most important ingredient. The taste depends on its choice ready-made dish. It is worth choosing varieties with a high starch content, since if there is not enough of it, the potato pancakes will not be juicy and soft or will burn during the frying process. It’s better not to use it, it contains little starch.
• Eggs play the role of a binding element, so many people add them too. Usually there is 1 egg for 4-5 potatoes.
• Onion. Onions, firstly, make potato pancakes more juicy and give them a pleasant taste. Secondly, onion juice protects potatoes from darkening and allows potato mass to be stored longer.
• Flour or starch. If you can't find starchy potatoes, add starch during cooking. It can be replaced with wheat or corn flour.
• Instead of onions, some use kefir, which also prevents browning.
• Salt and pepper are added to taste. As for other seasonings, they are not traditionally used. But you can add garlic or dill or parsley.
• If you like to experiment in the kitchen, you can make potato pancakes with filling or simply mix potatoes with vegetables or minced meat.

How to cook?

How to cook delicious pancakes? You need to remember some rules. Here are the main preparation steps:

1. First, peel and wash the potatoes.
2. Now you need to start chopping. How to grate potatoes? It all depends on your preferences and tastes, as well as on what kind of potato pancakes you ultimately want to get. If you plan to prepare tender and uniform potato pancakes, then use a fine grater. If you want the potato pancakes to be fried and crunchy, then grate the potatoes using a medium or even coarse grater. If you have little time, you can use a blender or meat grinder for grinding.
3. Then you need to squeeze out the excess juice from the potatoes. In general, you don’t have to do this, since the juice also gives the dish a special taste. By the way, the mass with juice is called tare. There is also a bladed mass (in this case the juice is squeezed out) and boiled. In the latter case, the potatoes are first boiled and then boiled and chopped.
4. Now mix the potato mixture with the egg, add onion or other ingredients, as well as salt and pepper. Knead the dough. The consistency will resemble not too thick sour cream.
5. Now start cooking. It is best to fry potato pancakes, this is how they will be crispy. But you can also use an oven, a slow cooker and even a double boiler. By the way, melted fat or butter are best suited for frying, but you can also use regular vegetable oil (preferably refined).

Recipes

We offer you several recipes for potato pancakes.

Recipe one

These are the simplest potato pancakes. Ingredients for cooking:

• 3 large potatoes;
• 1 small onion;
• 1 egg;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Peel the potatoes and grate them. If necessary, squeeze out excess juice.
2. Also peel the onion and either finely chop it, grate it, or chop it in a blender.
3. Mix potatoes and onions, add egg, salt and pepper. Mix everything well.
4. Heat oil or fat in a frying pan.
5. Spoon the mixture into a heated frying pan, leaving free space (at least 1 centimeter) between the potato pancakes so that they do not stick together.
6. Fry pancakes until golden brown on each side.

Recipe two

If you can’t imagine your life without meat, then prepare meat pancakes. Here's what you'll need:

• 100 grams of pork;
• 100 grams of beef;
• 700 grams of potatoes;
• 1 onion;
• 3 tablespoons of kefir;
• 1 egg;
• 3 bunches of dill;
• pepper and salt to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse the meat, remove the veins and pass through a meat grinder. You can immediately pass the peeled onions through a meat grinder.
2. Peel the potatoes and grate them on a medium grater. Squeeze out the excess juice and mix the potato mixture with kefir and egg.
3. Chop the dill with a knife, after washing and drying.
4. Add minced meat, chopped dill, pepper and salt. Mix everything thoroughly.
5. Fry pancakes on butter.

Recipe three

Potato pancakes with mushrooms are very tasty. The list of ingredients is:

For potato pancakes:

• 600 grams of potatoes;
• 300 grams of fresh champignons;
• 2 eggs;
• 2 onions;
• 2 tablespoons flour;
• salt and pepper to taste.

For the sauce:

• 200 grams of sour cream;
• 2-3 cloves of garlic;
• dill greens;
• salt.

How to cook? Everything is very simple:

1. First, take care of the mushrooms. Wash them well and cut them into small pieces.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry mushrooms.
3. Now grate the pre-peeled potatoes on a fine grater.
4. Peel the onion and chop it finely or grind it in a meat grinder or blender.
5. Combine the potato mixture with mushrooms and onions, add flour, eggs, pepper and salt. Mix everything well.
6. Place the mixture in a frying pan and fry the potato pancakes on each side for 4-7 minutes until golden brown.
7. Now prepare the sauce. To do this, peel the garlic and grate it on a fine grater, chop the dill with a knife (don’t forget to wash it). Add dill and garlic to sour cream, add salt and mix.
8. Serve hot pancakes with sauce.

Some useful tips for making potato pancakes:

• If you decide to cook potato pancakes with filling, then make the filling in advance, it must be completely prepared. So if you use raw mushrooms, then they won’t cook through.
• Start frying the potato pancakes immediately after preparing the dough. Grated potatoes Can't even be stored in the refrigerator.
• Don't skimp on the oil. It should cover the pancakes halfway. If there is not enough oil, the potato pancakes will not be crispy and golden.
• To remove excess oil after cooking, pat the pancakes dry with paper towels.
• Prepare potato pancakes for one time, as they will not be as tasty when heated. It is better to serve this dish straight from the pan.

Now you know everything about cooking potato pancakes. Delight your household and guests with this simple but delicious dish!

Feb 03 2017

How to cook the most delicious pancakes?

Hello, my dear friends, regular readers and casual visitors!

Oh, I really wanted potato pancakes! I want to cook the most delicious! This is me losing weight for the summer. And anyway, Maslenitsa is coming soon. I'll start after that. And today potatoes are on the agenda!

We have already cooked with you, and even...

But there are many more recipes. While I was searching, I learned so many new and interesting things.

It is believed that potato pancakes were invented in Belarus. And the name came from there. This is the most common dish there; it is even served in even the most expensive restaurants. And they are prepared mainly from potatoes and onions.

But here in Russia, in different regions, they are called differently: kakorki, teruns, teruntsy, terunki, deriks. And they cook everything in their own way.

But there are some common features and now I will tell you about them.

• Yellow potatoes are best for potato pancakes; they contain a lot of starch. And for some reason it makes them the most delicious.
• To prevent the potatoes from darkening, you need to mix them with onions, one potato, an onion, again potatoes and an onion.
• The best spices for potato pancakes are curry, black ground pepper, coriander, marjoram, red pepper, white mustard, dried dill, garlic, Bell pepper and chili pepper
• Do not place pancakes that are too thick on the frying pan; they may not cook inside.
• The prepared Belarusian delicacy must be placed on a towel, which will remove excess vegetable oil.
• Belarusians have a secret - they use a special grater for potato pancakes. It looks like a small grating grater that is found in almost every kitchen. But I prefer the big one. It tastes completely different.

My favorite simple pancakes without flour are potatoes, eggs and salt. But the diet needs to be varied, so I have collected several recipes. I tried everything. Everyone is awesome, for those who understand. And my family loved the cheese ones. I treated my friend to mushroom ones - she liked them. In general, the taste, the color. Choose for yourself what you like.

Traditional Belarusian pancakes

• – 3-4 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Oil for frying
• Sour cream - for serving, you can’t do without it

Grate the potatoes and onions. You can do this in a food processor. It will be faster and there will be no tears from the onions. Place in a bowl. You can remove excess juice by simply squeezing it out.

Add salt and pepper.

Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry. About three minutes on each side, then you can hold it a little longer under the lid - this is for softness. I like them crispy, so I immediately put them on a napkin to remove excess oil.

Serve with sour cream immediately, while still hot.

The most delicious potato pancakes with cheese

• Potatoes – 3-4 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Flour – 2-3 spoons.
• - 100 g
• Salt and pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil for frying
• Sour cream for serving

Rub it raw potatoes along with the onion. Add egg, flour, salt, pepper and grated cheese. Mix everything until smooth.

Fry on both sides for about 3 minutes until golden brown.

There is another option. We don’t add cheese to the dough, but simply sprinkle it on top of the almost finished flatbreads, cover with a lid and let the cheese melt.

Be sure to serve hot with sour cream. Mmmm the cheese stretches, so delicious!

Potatoes with mushrooms

• Potatoes – 3-4 pcs.
• - 200 g
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Flour – 2-3 spoons.
• Cheese - 100 g
• Salt and spices to taste
• Vegetable oil for frying
• Butter for frying mushrooms

Finely chop the mushrooms and fry in butter along with the onion.

Now grate the potatoes, add egg, salt, spices, flour, and mix well. Now the mushrooms have cooled down. Mix. Let's fry.

Another option. You can not add mushrooms to the dough, but make larger cakes and

wrap mushrooms in them as a filling.

Potatoes with pumpkin

• Potatoes – 3-4 pcs.
• — 200 g
• Milk - a third of a glass
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Flour – 2-3 spoons
• Salt and spices to taste
• Vegetable oil for frying

Grate potatoes and pumpkin.

Now you need to boil the milk and pour it over the potatoes, let it sit for 5 minutes and soak. Then the milk can be drained through a colander. Add grated pumpkin to the potatoes and stir. Now the egg - you need to separate the yolk from the white, add the yolk immediately, beat the white with a whisk and carefully add it to the dough. Now flour, salt and spices.

Heat the frying pan thoroughly, add some oil and fry our pancakes on both sides. At the end, cover with a lid and let it simmer a little for softness.

And serve hot with sour cream. Incredibly tasty for those who love pumpkin.

With tomatoes and herbs

• Potatoes – 3-4 pcs.
• - 2-3 pcs.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Flour – 2-3 spoons
• Greens to taste
• Garlic 1-2 cloves
• Salt and spices to taste
• Vegetable oil for frying

As always, we rub raw potatoes, add flour, salt, spices, garlic (through a garlic press). Finely chop the tomatoes and greens and add them to the dough

Fry until golden crisp.

There is a vegan option without eggs. They won't fall apart. The taste doesn't change at all. Give it a try.

With zucchini

• Potatoes – 3-4 pcs.
• - 1 PC.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Flour – 2-3 spoons
• Greens to taste
• Garlic 1-2 cloves
• Salt and spices to taste
• Vegetable oil for frying

Potatoes, onions, zucchini. wash, clean, rub. There is a lot of juice in the zucchini; it is better to squeeze it out by hand or let it drain in a colander. Add flour, salt, spices, egg.

Potato pancakes, potato pancakes or potato pancakes, are found in national cuisines European peoples. Fried potato cakes are loved in both Latin America and Scandinavian countries. And in Belarus, potato pancakes with meat or sorcerers are the most beloved and revered dish.

This delicious page features light and simple recipes potato pancakes. WITH minimal costs time and finances, you can prepare a quick, satisfying and very healthy dish to the delight of adults and children.

Classic potato pancake recipe

It will be useful for novice housewives to master this simple classic recipe potato pancakes. Step by step process preparations and useful tips from the chefs will help you quickly organize hearty breakfast or a light dinner.

Let's prepare the necessary ingredients:

• 6 potatoes;
• 1 egg;
• 2 large spoons of flour;
• 1 onion;
• salt pepper;
• 1 spoon of sour cream (optional);
• vegetable oil for frying.

Preparation:

Peel the potatoes and onions, take a grater or blender from the shelf.

We grate the potatoes on a fine or medium grater, or even better, put them together with the onions through a chopper! Draniki will bake faster and be more tender!

We get tender, airy potato mass! If the potatoes were grated, it is better to drain the resulting juice. To do this, you need to squeeze out the mass and transfer it to another bowl! Add egg and flour to potatoes and onions.

It is better to separate the yolk and white. Immediately add the yolk to the mixture, beat the white with salt until it forms a stiff foam, and then add to the potatoes. Add salt, pepper and mix thoroughly.

A tablespoon of sour cream will add fluffiness, juiciness and a pleasant creamy note to the potato pancakes.

Using a spoon, place the dough into a heated frying pan with oil. We wait for the rims to brown and carefully turn the cakes over.

After frying, it is better to place the finished pancakes on a paper towel. This will remove excess fat potato cakes and is absorbed into the paper. Children will definitely love these crispy potato pancakes because they taste a little like chips! Have a nice and delicious crunch!

Potato pancakes with cheese - step-by-step recipe

In Belarus, potato pancakes are prepared with with different fillings. For example, flatbreads with cheese and herbs are called pyzy. Easy recipe With step by step preparation will reveal the secret of this delicious dish.

Products:

• 6 potatoes;
• 1 carrot and 1 onion;
• 1 egg;
• 150-200 g hard cheese;
• 2-3 large spoons of flour;
• dill, garlic clove;
• spices and vegetable oil.

Cooking process at several points:

1. Peel the potatoes, onions and carrots and pass them through a meat grinder.
2. IN minced vegetables add egg and flour.
3. Season well with spices and mix everything thoroughly.
4. Grate the cheese on a track, and finely chop the dill and garlic. Let's mix the filling!
5. Place a portion of potato dough on a heated frying pan and add a little cheese filling, and then again some potatoes. We carefully level it and wait for the potato pancake to stick.
6. Turn the cakes over several times and fry on both sides for several minutes.

The pyzy are ready! They are best served hot with sour cream and fresh bread.

Recipe for potato pancakes with minced meat

Potato pancakes with minced meat come from Belarusian cuisine. The recipe is old, and the hearty flatbreads with meat are also called sorcerers. The cooking process is simple and recommended to all lovers of tasty and juicy potato pancakes.

Ingredients for cooking:

• 1 kg of potatoes;
• 350 – 400 grams of minced pork;
• 1 small onion;
• 1 egg;
• 1 clove of garlic and any greens;
• spices, oil for frying.

Preparation:

Grate the peeled potatoes on a fine grater.

To prevent the potatoes from darkening, add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice to them.

1. It is advisable to transfer the grated potatoes into a colander and remove excess juice. Salt, pepper and break 1 egg into the mixture. Chopped meat generously season with spices, garlic and mix with chopped onions.
2. It's time to form fluffy potato pancakes with meat. To do this, put a thin layer of potatoes on your hand, then a layer of minced meat and again a layer of potato mass. Gently pinch the edges. Place the pieces on a paper towel to absorb excess liquid.
3. Place the sorcerers in a hot frying pan with vegetable oil. Fry on both sides for 2-3 minutes until firm golden brown. At the end of frying, it is advisable to keep the potato pancakes under the lid for a couple of minutes so that they are thoroughly fried.

Place the finished sorcerers on a paper towel and check one cutlet for readiness. The potato crust should be thin and meat filling juicy and fried. Bon appetit!

Cooking potato pancakes with mushrooms

In the next recipe we will use healthy mushrooms as a delicious filling. Potatoes in potato pancakes go perfectly with onions and fried champignons. The cooking process is fast and food consumption is minimal!

Ingredients:

• 0.5 kg potatoes;
• 250 grams of champignons;
• 2 onions;
• 1 egg;
• 2 - 3 tablespoons flour;
• frying oil;

Preparation:

1. Cut the mushrooms and onions into cubes and fry in vegetable oil. During this time, grate the potatoes on a medium grater. Squeeze out the excess liquid, add salt and pepper and mix the potato mixture with the egg and flour.
2. Heat the frying pan over medium heat. Lay out a layer of potatoes, then a layer of mushrooms and again a layer of potato mass. As soon as the potato pancakes are browned on the edges, it’s time to turn them over and fry them on the other side.

Fragrant potato pancakes with mushrooms are ready! For a beautiful serving you will need sour cream and chopped green onions. Have a hearty and delicious lunch!

How to cook potato pancakes without flour? Simply and easily!

For those who are on a diet, the following recipe for potato pancakes. The dough contains no flour, and the pancakes turn out more tender and airy.

Ingredients for the dough:

• 5 potatoes;
• 1 onion;
• 2 eggs;
• garlic and spices.

Preparation:

1. In order for the potato pancakes to stick together using eggs and without flour, you need to grate the potatoes on coarse grater. It is better to grate in a colander so that the juice flows into the lower bowl, and a semi-dry potato mass remains for the dough.
2. The onion can also be grated or very finely chopped. Season the vegetable mixture well with spices and mix with beaten eggs.

The main secret of delicious potato pancakes is that they need to be cooked before the potatoes darken! Therefore, you should not delay the cooking process!

1. Heat the frying pan and spoon out the potato mixture in portions. Fry the tortillas on both sides until hard brown.

Serve hot and enjoy great taste hearty potato pancakes!

Original recipe for potato pancakes with chicken breast distinguished by the method of preparation and presentation of the dish. The result is a delicious uncovered flatbread with a hearty filling, which can even be prepared for a festive romantic dinner.

Let's prepare the products:

• 4 potatoes;
• 250 grams of chicken breast;
• 2 eggs;
• 1 onion;
• 2 tablespoons flour;
• 50 grams of cheese;
• spices and dill for sprinkling.

Preparation:

1. First, fry the onion until golden translucent. Next, prepare the breast cut into small pieces.
2. Grate the potatoes on a coarse grater and squeeze out the juice. Break eggs into potatoes, add flour and generously season with spices.
3. Mix thoroughly potato dough and place a large round cake on a preheated frying pan. Carefully level it and wait for it to catch slightly on the bottom.
4. Turn over the potato cake. Place fried breasts, onions, grated cheese and a little dill on one half. Cover the layers with the second half of the cake and press lightly.

Fry the potato pancakes with filling on both sides and place them on a large beautiful plate to serve. You can feed heartily and surprise your household with such a simple and incredibly tasty dish!

I suggest you watch a video recipe for making potato pancakes according to the classic recipe

Bon appetit and see you new recipes!