Potato pancakes, potato pancakes or potato pancakes, are found in the national cuisines of 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 easy and simple recipes for potato pancakes. With minimal investment of time and money, 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 for potato pancakes. A step-by-step cooking process and useful tips from chefs will help you quickly organize a hearty breakfast or 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.
Grate the potatoes on a fine or medium grater, or even better, put them through a chopper along with the onions! 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 from the potato cakes and be 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 different fillings. For example, flatbreads with cheese and herbs are called pyzy. An 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:
- Peel the potatoes, onions and carrots and pass them through a meat grinder.
- Add egg and flour to the minced vegetables.
- Season well with spices and mix everything thoroughly.
- Grate the cheese on a track, and finely chop the dill and garlic. Let's mix the filling!
- Put a portion of potato dough on a heated frying pan, a little cheese filling on top, and then again a little potato. We carefully level it and wait for the potato pancake to stick.
- 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.
- It is advisable to transfer the grated potatoes into a colander and remove excess juice. Salt, pepper and break 1 egg into the mixture. Generously season the minced meat with spices, garlic and mix with chopped onions.
- 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.
- 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 the meat filling should be juicy and cooked through. Bon appetit!
Cooking potato pancakes with mushrooms
In the next recipe we will use healthy mushrooms as a delicious filling. Potatoes in 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 of flour;
- frying oil;
Preparation:
- 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.
- 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 presentation 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:
- To make the potato pancakes stick together using eggs and without flour, you need to grate the potatoes on a 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.
- 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!
- 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 the great taste of hearty potato pancakes!
The original recipe for potato pancakes with chicken breast is distinguished by the method of preparation and serving 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:
- First, fry the onion until golden translucent. Next, prepare the breast cut into small pieces.
- Grate the potatoes on a coarse grater and squeeze out the juice. Break eggs into potatoes, add flour and generously season with spices.
- Mix the potato dough thoroughly and place a large round cake on a heated frying pan. Carefully level it and wait for it to catch slightly on the bottom.
- Turn over the potato cake. Place fried breasts, onion, 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!
Ingredients
- Potatoes – 4 pcs.
- Onions – 1 pc.
- Egg – 1 pc.
- Wheat flour - two to three tablespoons.
- Salt.
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
A dish of Belarusian cuisine, pancakes are prepared very easily and quickly. The main component of potato pancakes is potatoes.
Making potato pancakes:
Take the potatoes and peel them. Rinse well under running water. 
One onion needs to be peeled and washed. 
Take a small bowl and grate the potatoes and onion into it using a fine grater. 
Add two or three tablespoons of wheat flour and mix a little. 
Now crack the fresh egg into a bowl. 
Mix the resulting mass well so that it is not too thick, but not liquid either. Season with salt and ground pepper if desired. 
Prepare a frying pan, pour a little vegetable oil, turn the heat to low. And start pouring the mixture into the pan using a tablespoon. Try to ensure that the potato pancakes are not too thick and large. 
Fry for a few minutes (this will depend on what kind of heat you have) on each side until golden brown. 
Place pancakes on a plate and let cool slightly. 
Draniki can be served with sour cream. Although potato pancakes are considered an independent dish,
Greetings to all readers and guests of the blog. Today we will cook crispy and very tasty!! Do you love this dish as much as I love it??)) I think so!! After all, it cooks very quickly, requires a minimum of ingredients, tastes amazing and satisfies the stomach!!
The process of preparing potato pancakes is as simple as anything, so there is no need to cheat and everything will work out!!
But still, in order for the dish to be successful, you need to know a couple of secrets:
- Potatoes should be large with a high starch content; young ones will not work.
- You can grate the vegetable using a grater, meat grinder, blender or food processor.
- Do not add too much flour, otherwise the food will taste rubbery.
- You can cook with or without eggs.
- You can add any seasonings and spices, as well as herbs.
- To prevent the potatoes from darkening, grate them alternately with onions and add lemon juice.
- Fry in a hot frying pan with plenty of oil.
The answer to this question is very simple: grate the vegetables, mix the food and fry)) In general, read the photo recipe and do everything according to the instructions!!
Ingredients:
- Potatoes - 6 pcs.;
- Flour - 2 tbsp;
- Chicken egg - 1 pc.;
- Onions - 1 pc.;
- Vegetable oil - for frying;
- Salt, ground pepper - to taste.
Cooking method:
1. Wash and peel the potatoes. Grate alternately with the peeled onion.
You can grate it on a fine, medium or coarse grater, or use a food processor, whichever you prefer.
2. Squeeze the mixture a little, draining the excess juice. Add salt, pepper, flour to the grated vegetables and beat in the egg. Mix everything thoroughly.
4. This dish is best served with sour cream or other favorite sauce.
When I see hot potato pancakes, I can’t resist and immediately gobble them up in the heat of the moment!!
Making potato pancakes from minced meat
The following type is considered an excellent option for the dish, because we will add meat to it. And potatoes and minced meat always go well together. So you have a full dinner ready!!
By the way, see even more varieties of preparing potato sorcerers with minced meat.
Ingredients:
- Minced meat – 500 gr.;
- Potatoes – 4-5 pcs.;
- Chicken egg – 2 pcs.;
- Onions – 3 pcs.;
- Salt, ground black pepper - to taste;
- Flour – 80 gr..
Cooking method:
1. First, prepare the minced meat. To do this, grind the meat and onions in a meat grinder, add salt and pepper to taste, mixing everything.
You can take ready-made minced meat, preferably homemade, that is, half beef, half pork.
2. Grate the washed and peeled potatoes on a fine grater and drain the potato juice.
3. Take a deep bowl and mix the minced meat with grated potatoes. Add egg, finely chopped garlic, salt, pepper. Mix everything well and form lazy pancakes.
4. Such preparations can be baked in the oven, steamed or traditionally fried in a frying pan.
Lenten recipe without eggs
I cannot ignore this type of food, because not everyone can eat eggs. Many chefs, in principle, prepare potato pancakes without this product, as they believe that the dough comes out much better. Let's try to prepare such a treat.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes - 8 pcs.;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Soda - 1 pinch;
- Sunflower oil - 4 tbsp. in dough + for frying;
- Flour - 5 tbsp.
Cooking method:
1. Wash and peel the potatoes. Then grate one part on a fine grater and the other on a coarse grater.
2. Add salt and pepper, flour and soda to the grated potatoes. Pour in the oil and stir.
You can also add chopped herbs for taste and aroma.
3. Take a cast iron frying pan and heat the oil in it. Use a spoon to form pancakes from the dough and fry over moderate heat, first on one side.
4. Then with the other until a golden brown crust forms.
5. You can serve with vegetables or salads.
Well, did you like it?!
Quick potato pancakes with onions
Another classic recipe. This is how my mom prepares the dish, and what could be tastier than mom’s food?! Never mind!!))
Ingredients:
- Potatoes - 0.5 kg;
- Onion - 2 pcs.;
- Egg - 1 pc.;
- Flour - 3 tbsp;
- Vegetable oil - for frying;
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Peel the onion.
- Wash the potatoes, dry and peel.
- Grate the onions and potatoes one by one on a coarse grater into a deep bowl.
- Squeeze the mixture and pour out the juice.
- Beat in the egg and mix. Salt and pepper, add flour. Mix everything again. You can add finely chopped dill to the dough.
- In a heated frying pan with oil, fry the pancakes on both sides until golden brown.
- Place on a paper towel to drain excess fat. Then eat to your health!!
What a beauty it turns out, my mouth is already watering!!
Video on how to make pancakes from raw potatoes with zucchini
And this is an excellent summer, vegetable and healthy option. See the story for all the details; the author explains step by step the nuances of cooking.
In principle, nothing complicated, everything is the same, just grate the zucchini.
Delicious pancakes without filling, but with cheese
Well, the final recipe for today. In the version described below, I add grated cheese directly to the dough, or you can put it on ready-made pancakes and let it melt, or bake in the oven.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes - 500-600 gr.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Egg - 1 pc.;
- Flour - 2 tbsp;
- Hard cheese - 70 gr.;
- Salt - 2/3 tsp;
- Pepper - 1/3 tsp;
- Sour cream - 2 tbsp;
- Sunflower oil - 30-50 ml.
Cooking method:
1. Peel the onions and potatoes.
2. Grate the vegetables on a fine grater. Add flour, spices, sour cream and beat in the egg, mix.
3. Grate the cheese on a medium grater directly into the dough and mix again.
4. Heat a frying pan greased with vegetable oil. Fry the tortillas on both sides over moderate heat until cooked inside and crispy on the outside.
5. The dish can be consumed both hot and cold.
A delicious and certainly simple selection has come to an end for today. I wish everyone a great mood and bon appetit!! Bye bye!!
For some reason, it is believed that potato pancakes are a particularly simple dish, and making it, let’s say, is a piece of cake. But the only thing that has a bluish tint and a sticky consistency is not potato pancakes. These are clumsily prepared pancakes.
By the way, several world cuisines argue about whose dish this is. Somehow it happened that it is considered a traditional Belarusian dish. But Ukrainians will correct you and say that these are not potato pancakes at all, but potato pancakes and the dish belongs to their cuisine, and Jews will answer that latkes (these are potato pancakes again) are one of the main dishes for Hanukkah, and can be ordered in the most prestigious restaurants. These are not simple ones, potato pancakes, or teruntsy, or kremzliks, or...
If you don’t get potato pancakes (or get them blue as described above), then read carefully, strictly follow the recipe and get correct, tender, sunny pancakes.
Since there are so many cooking recipes, we will narrow this circle to a basic recipe, then we will complicate it a little, and then we will change it slightly. The main goal is to understand all the principles and subtleties of making potato pancakes. Join us, it will be exciting because you will learn many secrets.
Basic recipe for potato pancakes
Be that as it may, potato pancakes are potatoes that have been grated. That's the whole secret.
Ingredients
- potatoes - 5 large
- onion - half
- flour - 2 tbsp. spoons
- eggs - 2
- salt, pepper to your taste
- vegetable oil for frying
How to cook potato pancakes
Potatoes and onions need to be grated on a fine grater (with the smallest round holes). If you have an assistant (a food processor), then the task of making a lot of potato pancakes becomes much easier.
First, grate the onion and place it in a bowl.
Secret one. The onion, oxidizing, prevents the potatoes from darkening. Therefore, firstly, the finished potato pancakes will have a golden color, and, secondly, there is no need to rush, fearing that the potatoes will darken.
The second secret. Draniki are also called potato pancakes, hence the misconception that the consistency of pancakes should be similar to the consistency of pancake batter.
We will not be mistaken, so we will remove all the liquid from the potatoes and other products that will be used.
To do this, place the potatoes and onions in a colander, and when the liquid has drained, squeeze it out - there should be only a “dry residue” at the exit. Add salt, pepper, egg and flour, mix thoroughly.
Add salt, pepper, egg and flour, mix thoroughly.
Fry in a heated frying pan with vegetable oil, adding potato pancakes with a tablespoon.
Don't make them too thick, smooth them out with the back of a spoon.
The third secret : Fry over medium heat - the potatoes should be well cooked inside.
Secret four: Place potato pancakes on a paper napkin, which will remove excess oil, because they are best served with sour cream, and so much fat content is not very healthy, although tasty.
Secret five: If you want crispy potato pancakes, do not stack them, place them in one layer.
Draniki should be served immediately while they are hot. With sour cream, in which be sure to cut the greens.
On a note. If you need to serve a large number of fried pancakes, then turn on the oven (t 120-140), cover a baking sheet with parchment and place pancakes from the pan on it. When everything is fried, place the pan in a warm oven until serving, but not for too long so that the potato pancakes do not dry out.
Potato pancakes with filling
Yes, if you add filling to the basic recipe, you will get a new dish. And although you never get tired of potatoes, you still want variety. What filling should I use? Imagine boiled or fried potatoes, what would you eat them with? Yes with anything. It is precisely this “anything” that can be an addition. For example, Belarusians prefer to add meat; an excellent addition is a variety of vegetables: eggplant, sweet peppers, garlic, mushrooms, zucchini and others. Or sauerkraut.Replace flour with starch to make it completely potato-like.
Recipe ingredients
- potatoes - 3 pcs.
- onion - 1
- sauerkraut - 130 grams
- egg - 1
- potato starch - 1 tbsp. spoon
- vegetable oil for frying
How to cook potato pancakes with filling
Finely grate the onion and potatoes and drain in a colander.
Chop the cabbage very finely.
Squeeze the potatoes and cabbage and place in a bowl.
Break the egg into a small bowl, whisk and pour into the potatoes. Add starch and stir.
Fry as in the first case, in vegetable oil, medium heat. Place on a napkin.
Serve hot.
Potato pancakes with carrots
Why with carrots? Because she and potatoes are a very tasty combination. Carrots give potatoes tenderness and sweetness, and potatoes give carrots satiety.
But so that life doesn’t seem like a culinary paradise, let’s make potato pancakes, grated on a coarse grater.
Recipe ingredients
- potatoes - 4
- carrots - 1 medium
- greens, salt, pepper - to taste
- egg - 1
- flour - 2 tbsp. spoons
How to cook potato pancakes with carrots
Grate the carrots and potatoes on a coarse grater. Place in a colander, then squeeze out and transfer to a bowl. By the way, coarsely grated potatoes produce significantly less liquid.
Add the egg and finely chopped herbs, salt and pepper. Stir.
Add flour and mix well again.
Fry over medium heat in vegetable oil.
Serve hot with sour cream.
ON A NOTE
After trying variations with finely and coarsely grated potatoes, you will understand which one you like best. But this is not a reason to stop, because you can combine, for example, finely and medium grated potatoes - you will get a soft center and a crispy top.
If some vegetables do not grate well on a fine grater, pass them through a meat grinder.
P.S. It seems that we have diligently revealed all the secrets of making potato pancakes, and they are clearly visible on your monitor. Or have we forgotten something?.. Then please remind us in the comments of everything that you consider necessary, important and useful.
Fry pancakes over medium heat until golden brown.
Turn over and fry on the other side until done.
Draniki cook quickly; just fry them on both sides until golden brown and they will be completely cooked during this time. But, if desired, you can simmer them a little further under the lid by adding a little water.
Serve hot potato pancakes with sour cream.
Enjoy your meal!
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RECIPE IN ENGLISH
POTATO PANKACES WITH SOURCREAM
prep: 20 mins
cook: 20 mins
total: 40 mins
Makes: 15-20 potato pancakes
Ingredients
6-8 Yukon Gold potatoes (700 grams)
1 medium yellow onion
1 egg
2-3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
vegetable oil for frying
sour cream to serve
PREPARATION
1. Peel the potatoes, wash them and put in cold water to prevent them from turning brown. Using a grater or a food processor finely grate the potatoes and onion into a large bowl. You can drain off any excess liquid (I don't always do that).
Mix in egg, salt, freshly ground black pepper and add enough flour to make the mixture thick.
2. Heat some oil in the bottom of a non-stick pan over medium heat.
Pour one portion of potato mixture in a hot pan (using little less than 1/4 cup for each pancake) and flatten to make 1/2 inch thick pancakes. Fry pancakes for 2-3 minutes until golden. Then turn upside down and brown the other side. Remove them from the pan and place to paper towels to absorb excess oil.
Repeat the same steps until all potato mixture is used.
8. Serve potato pancakes hot with sour cream and chopped dill or parsley.
Enjoy your potato pancakes!
