Make fluffy pancakes. Potato pancakes - classic recipe

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 tasty 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:

1. Peel the potatoes, onions and carrots and pass them through a meat grinder.
2. Add egg and flour to the minced vegetables.
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. 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.
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. Generously season the minced meat 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 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:

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 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:

1. 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.
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 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:

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 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.
4. 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!

Fragrant, crispy, incredibly tasty potato pancakes are very popular in many countries. They have different names, such as “deruny” in Ukraine, “bramborak” in the Czech Republic, “plyatski” in Poland. But in Russia they are known to us under the word “pancakes”.

Draniki are a traditional dish of Belarusians and their cuisine. As you know, potatoes are a favorite delicacy of Belarusians. Many of them sincerely believe that the first potatoes grew on Belarusian soil, and that it was not Peter the Great who brought them to Russia. Potatoes are eaten there in any form, but potato pancakes have a special place. Real Belarusian potato pancakes, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, have a unique aroma and taste. They are eaten hot, most often with sour cream or its analogue, for example, the Belarusian “machanka”.

Preparing potato pancakes is quite easy and even an inexperienced cook can cope with this dish. However, if you want your hash browns to be truly delicious, you need to know a few secrets.

Secrets of making potato pancakes.

• If you want to get crispy potato pancakes at the end, then the potatoes for them need to be chopped as finely as possible, preferably by hand on the finest grater. However, a food processor or even a blender can handle this process quite well.
• The potatoes must be grated as quickly as possible to prevent them from browning. This can be avoided by adding finely chopped onion to it. You can also add a tablespoon of sour cream.
• The resulting potato mass must be squeezed out well. This must be done before adding onions to it. A smaller amount of liquid in the original product will make the potato pancakes fluffy and prevent unpleasant splashing of oil during frying.
• Don't add too much flour to potatoes. Flour makes potato pancakes less tasty and viscous inside. Such potato pancakes are poorly fried and lose their taste and aroma.
• Draniki must be fried in a hot frying pan.
• There is no need to cover the pancakes with a lid while frying.
• After you have fried the hash browns, place them on a paper towel to remove excess fat.

There are a huge number of recipes for making potato pancakes. They can be made with onions, garlic, herbs, with the addition of flour, eggs, and also made with a variety of fillings: cheese, minced meat, mushrooms.

They can be fried or baked. They can be made lean. Let's look at the 10 most popular and delicious recipes.

Recipe No. 1. Traditional Belarusian pancakes.

Traditional Belarusian pancakes are most often prepared without adding flour. The potatoes must be well squeezed. In Belarus, even a child can cook such pancakes. How to cook real potato pancakes?

• 1.5kg. Potatoes
• 1 large onion
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying
• Sour cream for serving

1. Potatoes and onions need to be grated on a fine grater or chopped in a food processor.
2. Add salt and mix well. Excess liquid must be drained.
3. Heat a frying pan well and fry the potato pancakes on both sides.
4. Serve pancakes hot with sour cream or cracklings.

Recipe No. 2. Potato pancakes “Traditional”

This recipe is very popular in Russia. They taste like everyone's favorite pancakes. They turn out lush, rosy and fragrant.

• 0.5 kg. Potatoes
• 2 eggs
• 4 table. spoons of flour
• Oil for frying

How to cook potato pancakes:

1. Grate the potatoes or mince them. Drain off excess juice.
2. Add eggs, mix well.
3. Add flour and salt and mix thoroughly to avoid lumps.
4. Heat a frying pan and fry the potato pancakes on both sides. Draniki fry instantly, so you need to keep an eye on them.

Recipe No. 3. Lenten pancakes.

These potato pancakes are made without eggs. In fact, they also turn out fluffy and don’t fall apart. And to do this you need to know one little trick. For potato pancakes without eggs, the potatoes need to be divided into two parts. Rub one part on a fine grater, the other on a coarse grater. You can also add a little starch.

• 0.5 kg. Potatoes
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon starch
• Pepper
• A pinch of soda

1. Grate the potatoes and squeeze well.
2. Add flour, starch, soda, salt and pepper, mix.
3. Fry well on both sides.
4. Best served with sour cream or tomato sauce.

These potato pancakes turn out especially tasty and fluffy. Potatoes are cooked in them last. First, the dough is kneaded, into which the potatoes are then introduced.

• Potatoes 1 kg.
• Onion -2 medium
• Flour – 2 tablespoons
• Milk or sour cream -2 tablespoons
• Garlic -2 cloves
• Salt, black pepper to taste

1. First, let's prepare the dough. You need to beat the eggs with salt and pepper, add chopped garlic to them, mix well.
2. Grate the onion on the finest grater or put it in a meat grinder and drain the juice.
3. Finely grate the potatoes, drain the juice, and quickly mix with the onion.
4. Add milk or sour cream to the onion and potato mixture.
5. Mix both mixtures and add flour. The consistency of the dough should resemble low-fat sour cream. Depending on this, more or less flour may be needed.
6. Fry pancakes in a hot frying pan on both sides until cooked. To make the potato pancakes more neat, you can put them in the pan not with a tablespoon, but with a small spoon.
7. Serve hot, with sour cream.

The combination of potatoes and mushrooms is very popular. It's delicious and nutritious. In Ukraine, potato pancakes are fried in the form of one large pancake, with a spoonful of filling, usually mushroom, placed in the middle. One potato pancake is enough to fill you up properly.

• 1 kg. Potatoes
• 300 grams of champignons
• 1 large onion
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons flour
• Salt, pepper to taste
• Vegetable oil.

1. Wash the mushrooms. Finely chop. Chop the onion.
2. Fry the onion in a frying pan, then add the champignons to it. Fry until all the liquid has evaporated from the mushrooms. Cool.
3. Grate the potatoes, add onion, egg, flour, salt and pepper. Mix well.
4. Add mushrooms to the potato mixture and stir.
5. Fry potato pancakes on both sides in a hot frying pan. If the dough spreads during frying, you need to add another egg.

If you're tired of regular potato pancakes, then it's time to start experimenting! Potato pancakes with cheese are tasty and crispy. They taste like cheese chips and are very popular with children.

• 0.5 kg. Potatoes
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 1 onion
• 200 grams of cheese 2 eggs

1. Grate potatoes and onions and mix.
2. Add eggs, flour, salt.
3. Grate the cheese and add to the potatoes. Mix everything.
4. Fry on both sides.

Recipe No. 8. Potato pancakes with meat.

These pancakes are also an alternative to traditional pancakes. They will not leave the male half of the globe indifferent, because almost all men love potatoes and meat. How to cook these potato pancakes?

• 1 kg. Potatoes
• 1 large onion
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 300 grams of minced meat (pork, beef or mixed)
• Salt pepper
• A little milk, sour cream or cream

1. Grate potatoes and onions. Mix. Add egg, flour, salt, pepper.
2. Make minced meat. To do this, grind the meat in a meat grinder. The minced meat should not be dry. To do this, you need to add a little milk, cream or sour cream to the meat. You can also add water. Mix everything.
3. Mix potatoes and meat, fry on both sides until golden brown.

Recipe No. 9. Draniki baked in the oven.

These potato pancakes are not only tasty, but also healthy. When preparing them, less oil is used, and you can also cook a lot at once and not waste time on frying, but instead prepare other dishes.

• 1 kg. Potatoes
• 2 medium onions
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons flour
• Salt pepper.

1. Grate the potatoes and also grate the onion. Mix.
2. Add egg, flour, salt, mix.
3. Grease a baking sheet with olive oil, form round or oval cakes and place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees.
4. Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
5. Serve hot, with sour cream or sauce.

Recipe No. 10 Potato pancakes with zucchini.

This recipe is quite unusual. The taste of potato and zucchini pancakes is not like classic pancakes. However, such pancakes are juicier and will replace boring potato pancakes.

• 0.5 kg. Potatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 egg
• 500 grams of zucchini
• 3 tablespoons flour
• Salt, black pepper to taste

1. Grate the potatoes. Add grated onion. Mix.
2. Add egg, salt, pepper to the potato mixture and stir well.
3. Grate the zucchini very finely, squeeze the resulting mass well, mix with the potato dough.
4. Fry in a hot frying pan on both sides until a golden crust forms.
5. Serve hot with sauce of your choice.

No matter what kind of pancakes you make, it’s always tasty and healthy! Don't be afraid to experiment with ingredients and delight your loved ones. Bon appetit!

How to cook potato pancakes - the best recipes

Find out from the article how to prepare real tasty and simple potato pancakes, how and what to serve them with. The recipe will not leave anyone indifferent

20 minutes

200 kcal

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Dranniki, potato pancakes and terunki - whatever you call these delicious potato pancakes! They are made from both raw and boiled potatoes with the addition of eggs. This dish of Belarusian cuisine has gained popularity in various European cities since ancient times. It is very tasty, and preparing it is so easy and quick that any housewife can learn this skill.

What are pancakes

Draniki are pancakes made from potatoes. In Ukraine they are traditionally called potato pancakes, but in Russia terunami or poop. In Europe, this dish became known in the 19th century, and thanks to the Polish people it appeared in Russia.

Although any potato is suitable for their preparation, some chefs believe that the best pancakes are made from Belarusian varieties. Apparently because the potatoes grown on their lands are starchier and more delicate in taste.

Interestingly, similar ones are found in the cuisines of different countries of the world, but traditionally it considered Belarusian.

Why is this dish so delicious?

Draniki are loved by both adults and children. And how can you not love them if they are prepared from a vegetable that is loved by about 80% of people around the world. This vegetable is sometimes called the second bread, and it can be used to create more than 110 culinary creations.

Real potato pancakes have crispy golden crust, and inside they are juicy, tender and aromatic. They can be fried in a frying pan or baked in the oven, and then you can treat them to guests, complement a holiday table, cook them for breakfast, or take them with you to work. It can also be easily prepared - such a dish will be even more nutritious.

Step-by-step cooking recipe

How to make potato pancakes yourself?

We will need:

Cooking steps:

Peeled potatoes need to be grated.

Advice: You can grind vegetables in a food processor (with a special attachment) or in a meat grinder. Just do not use a blender, as the vegetables should not be pureed.

1. Vegetable juice must be drained and squeezed.
2. Grate the onion or chop it finely with a knife and pour it into the potatoes.
3. Place salt, pepper, chopped fresh dill, flour and eggs in a bowl and mix everything thoroughly.
4. Place a frying pan on the stove and pour oil. When the pan is hot, you need to fry the potato pancakes on one side, and then on the other until a golden brown crust forms.

It is most convenient to apply the potato mixture with a spoon. They should be shaped like a pancake.

• To make pancakes juicy and golden, fry in a hot frying pan in a large amount of oil.
• To prevent the dish from being too oily and greasy, after frying you should place the pancakes on paper napkins and then transfer them to a plate.
• Try to choose starchy potatoes. It is better to choose Belarusian varieties. The taste of the dish and the shape of the pancakes will depend on this. New potatoes are not suitable for cooking.
• If you doubt the quality of potatoes, you can add them during cooking 0.5-1 spoon of starch.
• If before frying it seems that the mass is too liquid, there is no need to add flour, as the pancakes will turn out hard. It's better to put a little starch.
• In traditional cooking, vegetables are grated, but to spend less time cooking, you can use a food processor.

How to serve a dish

• Traditionally, potato pancakes are served hot with sour cream. You can decorate them with fresh herbs or lingonberries. You can put lettuce leaves on a plate and potato pancakes on top.
• During cooking you can add boiled champignons, finely chopped carrots or apples.
• There is a wide variety of sauces for potato pancakes. You can make the sauce yourself.

Simple mushroom sauce

We will need: champignons (200 grams), onion, 200 ml of sour cream, a piece of butter, salt and pepper.

Cooking steps:

1. Finely chop the onion into cubes and the mushrooms into thin slices
2. Tip: it’s better to boil the mushrooms in advance and then lightly fry them.
3. Fry mushrooms and onions separately until golden brown.
4. Then transfer the mushrooms to the onions, add sour cream, pepper and salt. Simmer for a few minutes and you're done!
5. Pour the sauce over the potato pancakes and serve.

Advice: You should make the sauce before preparing the potato pancakes, so that you can serve them hot from the stove

As you can see, this dish is very easy and simple to prepare. Your family and guests will definitely love it!

Please your loved ones with an unusual and tasty dish - potato pancakes. The recipe for potato pancakes is very simple - mix everything and fry. The end result will be delicious, fluffy pancakes, the aroma of which will attract everyone in the household to the kitchen.

This recipe includes the simplest set of ingredients. Even beginners in the culinary business can do it.

You will need:

• Potatoes - 0.3 kg;
• Two eggs;
• Wheat flour - 50 grams;
• Three onions;
• Sour cream - 20 grams;
• Salt and spices to taste;
• A little oil for frying.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Carry out initial processing of potatoes and onions by peeling and grating together. The juice formed after the procedure must be drained.
2. Break the eggs into another bowl and beat while adding salt and spices.
3. Add the onion-potato mixture to the eggs and mix everything well.
4. Pour sour cream into a homogeneous mixture.
5. If the mass is too liquid, add flour to it.
6. Heat a frying pan, pour oil into it and lay out the resulting dough in parts. They should look like pancakes.
7. Wait until one side is covered with a golden brown crust and turn the potato pancake over to the other side.
8. Usually the dish is served hot. In addition to them, you can prepare sauce.

Recipe with mushrooms

Draniki with mushrooms turn from an ordinary dish into a real holiday appetizer.

Recipe Ingredients:

• potatoes - 0.7 kg;
• mushrooms - 0.3 kg;
• onion - 0.15 kg;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• one chicken egg;

How to cook potato pancakes:

1. First, let's deal with onions and mushrooms. They need to be cut into small cubes.
2. Place the onion in a frying pan with oil and fry.
3. After 4 minutes, add the mushrooms to the onion and sprinkle with salt. Keep the pan on the stove for 15 minutes.
4. During this time, prepare the potatoes: it is recommended to peel them and grate them.
5. Break an egg into a bowl with potato mixture, add salt and pepper.
6. We transfer the fried mushrooms with onions and flour there. Mix all.
7. Use a tablespoon to place pieces of dough on the bottom of a heated frying pan, and thus fry all the cakes.

Potato pancakes with meat

The dish can be served if your household is tired of potatoes and wants meat. The recipe is very simple, quick and satisfying.

Required components:

• potatoes - 0.5 kg;
• flour - 75 g;
• two chicken eggs;
• minced meat - 0.2 kg;
• sour cream as a sauce;
• oil for frying process;
• one onion;
• salt and spices.

Cooking method:

1. We process the potatoes and onions in the above manner and combine them together in one cup.
2. You need to break eggs into potatoes and onions, add salt and spices, and wheat flour.
3. Place the minced meat without liquid in a separate bowl, add pepper and salt.
4. Place the potato mixture in the form of small pancakes in a frying pan, add minced meat on top. Try to ensure that the meat is evenly distributed over the surface of the pancakes.
5. Cover the minced meat with the remaining dough from the cup.
6. Wait until a golden brown crust appears, then turn over to the other side.

Recipe without eggs

There are times when you really want to try the most delicate potato pancakes, but there are no chicken eggs in the kitchen cabinet. You can prepare the dish without them.

Required ingredients:

• potatoes - 0.7 kg;
• flour - 75 g;
• one carrot;
• salt - 10 g;
• spices and vegetable oil to taste.

Recipe

1. Peel potatoes and carrots. Grind on a grater or run through a food processor. Sprinkle the resulting mass with salt and leave for 10 minutes.
2. Add the required amount of flour and spices to the vegetable mass.
3. Light a low heat burner on the stove and place a frying pan with vegetable oil poured into it.
4. Using a spoon, spoon the potato dough onto the heated bottom.
5. Start frying until golden brown.

With cheese in the oven

Cheese will give potato pancakes softness, tenderness, and sophistication. This dish will be a real treat for the whole family.

Required Products:

• potatoes - 0.3 kg;
• two eggs;
• milk - 0.25 l;
• cheese - 0.1 kg;
• flour - 0.13 kg;
• baking powder - 5 g;
• butter - 30 g;
• black pepper and a pinch of salt;
• dill, parsley to taste.

How to make potato pancakes:

1. Pass the peeled potatoes through a food processor or, if time permits, grate them.
2. Pour flour, grated cheese, baking powder into the resulting mass, break the eggs.
3. Grease a baking sheet with a piece of butter and preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
4. Place the pancakes, sprinkle finely chopped herbs on top of them.
5. Baking time for each side is 10 minutes.

Lenten pancakes

During Lent, when there are food restrictions, the same dishes quickly become boring, and you want something unusual.

Recipe ingredients required:

• potatoes - 0.4 kg;
• flour - 0.2 kg;
• pepper and salt to taste;
• vegetable oil of any kind.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Turn the potatoes into a homogeneous mass using one of the methods described above.
2. Sprinkle flour, salt and pepper into the same bowl. Don't forget to mix thoroughly.
3. Place potato pancakes on the surface of the frying pan and fry.

Potato and zucchini pancakes

Zucchini will help diversify the composition of potato dishes. They are very tasty, nutritious and healthy.

• zucchini - 0.3 kg;
• potato tubers - 1 kg;
• two onions;
• one egg;
• oil, salt, seasonings to taste;
• wheat flour - 75 g;
• sour cream.

Cooking option:

1. Process the vegetables according to the standard procedure, peeling and cutting into small cubes.
2. Zucchini and potatoes must be grated. Don't forget to remove the vegetable juice.
3. Add the chopped onion to the main ingredients.
4. Pour spices and salt into it, and also add the required amount of flour and a raw egg.
5. From the prepared mass, mold the shape of potato pancakes.
6. Heat oil in a frying pan and place the semi-finished product on it.
7. The potato pancakes will be completely ready when both sides take on a golden hue.

With green onions

Fresh herbs will give potato pancakes an amazing color and appearance. This dish will be healthy for children and will appeal to people on a diet.

You will need:

• potatoes - 0.5 kg;
• flour - 130 g;
• one chicken egg;
• a bunch of green onions.

How to cook:

1. Process the tubers using a grater.
2. Pour the required amount of flour into the resulting mass, pour in the egg, add salt to taste.
3. Don't forget to rinse the onion stems under the tap and chop finely.
4. Place them in a bowl with the potatoes and stir.
5. Fry in oil on both sides.

Diet potato pancakes without flour

If potato sorcerers are baked in the oven without using flour, then their caloric composition will be minimal. This makes them ideal for various diets. You cannot consume them in unlimited quantities, since potatoes contain carbohydrates. The dish is perfect for breakfast and will give you energy for the whole day.

Required ingredients:

• potatoes - 0.2 kg;
• one chicken egg;
• one onion;
• oil, spices and salt to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Prepare the potato tubers properly by peeling and grating them.
2. Proceed with the onion according to the same principle.
3. Break an egg into the vegetable mixture. If the mass turns out to be liquid, you can always use semolina or bran instead of flour.
4. It is better to use olive oil for frying. Heat a frying pan and fry the potato pancakes on both sides.
5. Try not to add sour cream or other sauces to the dish, since the goal of cooking is to get a dish with a minimum of calories.

Secrets of delicious pancakes

To ensure that potato pancakes turn out to be the correct shape and deliver maximum pleasant taste sensations for lunch, follow a few simple tips:

1. Don't choose new potatoes with thin skins. It is better to take middle-aged tubers. It is desirable that they have a yellowish center.
2. To prevent the potatoes from turning gray after grating and the potato pancakes to turn out colorless, combine processing the potatoes with onions.
3. If the mixture has a liquid consistency, do not add too much flour; it is better to add a little starch to supplement it. This will make the dish softer and more tender.
4. To add a spicy aroma and taste, you can add any seasonings: pepper, coriander, thyme, fennel, etc.
5. It is advisable that the level of vegetable oil in the frying pan reaches half the height of the potato pancakes.
6. To get rid of excess fat from the finished dish, blot it with dry disposable napkins.

Draniki are great to diversify your usual diet.

They can be prepared with any ingredients and spices you like and can be adapted to any event.

If you decide to cook a simple but satisfying dinner, try the recipe for potato pancakes. They look like little pancakes, so crispy and crispy. At the same time, the inside remains juicy and soft. Preparing potato pancakes is really easy and quick; most of the time is spent grating the potatoes. Fried potato pancakes, as they are also called, are already an independent dish. You don’t need to do anything else with them, except pour some sour cream on them - and your delicious dinner is ready. You can also add other vegetables to the classic preparations. For example, then the potato pancakes will be juicier and lighter. And with minced meat or cheese they will become more satisfying, which should especially appeal to the stronger half.

Any type of potato is suitable for potato pancakes, but it is better to buy root vegetables with a high starch content. He is responsible for ensuring that the pancakes keep their shape and do not fall apart. Such fruits will have yellow flesh and a slightly rough skin. By the way, select large specimens - they will be easier to rub than small things.

Young potatoes are not used for potato pancakes. There is very little starch in it and the pancakes will fall apart.

There are some other nuances:

1. Pancakes made from hand-grated potatoes turn out tastier. Grate the potatoes, alternating them with onions - then the workpiece will not darken so quickly.
2. Do not add a lot of flour, otherwise the mass will become rubbery and the potato pancakes themselves will become hard. It is better to add a spoonful of starch if necessary.
3. Paper towels will help get rid of excess fat. Place potato pancakes on them immediately from the frying pan, and when the fat has drained, transfer to a dish.

Potato pancake recipe step by step

The most “ancient” recipe consists of a minimum amount of ingredients. These are potatoes, some spices and “holding” ingredients - flour and egg. You can do without eggs, but in this case the potato pancakes do not hold together well. When turned over they fall apart. In this case, try adding more flour, but do not overdo it, otherwise the dish will become tough.

Recipe for classic potato pancakes:

Before adding the flour and egg, squeeze out the grated potatoes and drain the juice. Then the workpiece will turn out thick. A little dry or fresh garlic will give potato pancakes a piquant touch. Not for everybody, of course.

Recipe for potato pancakes with minced meat

Meat and potatoes are the perfect combination; such potato pancakes turn out to be nourishing, juicy, and aromatic. In general, very, very tasty. There is no shame in even serving them on a holiday table, let alone for a weekday dinner.

The cooking technology has some characteristic nuances:

Interesting options for potato pancakes

If you love cheese, try the recipe for potato pancakes with cheese. Do everything as usual, just add 100 g of hard cheese to the preparation. You can do a little more, it will turn out even tastier. Cheese potato pancakes acquire a unique texture, stretching because of the cheese. In addition, the taste becomes a little sweeter. You can also do the same as with minced meat - put the cheese inside the pancakes.

Another original recipe for pancakes made from potatoes and zucchini. Replace half of the root vegetables with grated zucchini, and the dish will not be so dense, almost dietary. It tastes a little like zucchini pancakes, but more nutritious due to the potatoes.

Nutritionists say that potato pancakes are too heavy for the stomach and not very healthy. Don't rush to give up a delicious dinner. The recipe for potato pancakes in the oven is suitable even for those who take care of their figure. Prepare grated potatoes as usual with egg, flour and spices. But add a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil to the mixture.
Line a baking sheet with parchment, spoon out the potato mixture and bake for 20 minutes. Turn the potato pancakes over and leave for another 30 - 40 minutes until a fried crust appears. Turn over again so that the other side is fried, and bake for another quarter of an hour.

Serve both fried and baked pancakes with sour cream. You can chicken out. It’s best to eat them hot, “piping hot,” but even on the second day the heated dish remains tasty.

Video recipe for potato pancakes with meat