Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Recipe for Potato Pancakes

By Ben Panny


Everybody who makes potato pancakes has their own version, but every single standard potato pancakes recipe are fairly much alike. This recipe came from my Polish grandmother, although she never actually officially wrote down her ingredients and instructions. I watched her then experimented with my personal till I got it right. Most potato pancakes recipes are simple. The only trick to any potato pancakes recipe is making sure you get the oil hot enough to cook them just right.

Potato pancakes recipe ingredients:

four huge potatoes, 1 yellow onion, 1 beaten egg, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2-4 tablespoons of flour, black pepper to taste, roughly 2 cups of vegetable oil*

*This measurement is "approximate" because you'll need whatever quantity of oil that will be -inch deep in the pan that you use.

1. Grate the potatoes and the onions as finely as you could. If you use a food processor, use the grating attachment. This will save you a whole lot of elbow grease. When you are carried out, squeeze as much water out of the grated potatoes as you could. This will keep your batter from becoming too wet.

2. Stir in the egg along with the salt and pepper. Add flour until the batter is thick.

3. Warm up the oil inside the pan above high heat till it is good and hot. The hotter the oil, the less greasy your pancakes are going to be. I normally test the oil by dropping in a bit of batter to determine how immediately it cooks.

4. Drop two or three -cup sized mounds of batter into the pan and flatten them with a spatula till they're about inch thick. Turn the heat down to medium-high and cook the pancakes till they're golden brown on the bottom. Then flip them and cook the other side. When they are finished, place them on a plate covered using a paper towel so they can drain and put them inside a 200-degree oven till all of the pancakes are cooked.

Variations

Listed here are some variations on this easy potato pancakes recipe you might choose to try out.

1. Try sauting the onions initially after which combining them with the grated potatoes. You may even add a minced garlic clove while cooking the onions for a little various taste. When you cook your onions, add the salt and pepper to the onion mixture in the pan.

2. For cheese lovers, use this similar recipe and add a cup of finely grated Parmesan cheese.

3. Some people put teaspoon of baking powder in their potato pancake batter in order that they rise a little bit as you fry them.




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