European Style Potato Pancakes

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Czech, European, German, Polish

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 10

Straining time: 10

Total Time: 25

Servings:

Calories: 284kcal

Author: Edyta

These European Style Potato Pancakes are a very popular dish across Europe. In Poland, they are known as Placki Ziemniaczane, in Germany as Kartoffelpuffer, in Czech Republic Bramboracky as well as in every Jewish deli, known as "Potato Latkes".

This Potato Pancakes recipe is super easy. The old fashion way of making them required shredding by hand. There is no shredding of potatoes involved. The blender does the job for you.

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Ingredients

3 cups Potatoes Cubed, yellow or white
1/2 Onions Sweet, chopped in big cubes
1 clove Garlic
1/3 cup Flour
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp Cooking Oil for frying
Sour cream optional for serving
Scallions optional for serving

Instructions

Place the potatoes in a blender and blend for 2 minutes until they release moisture
Add onions and garlic and blend for another minute
Pour the mixture through a thin mesh strainer and let it sit for 10 minutes
After 10 minutes pour the mixture into the bowl
Add egg, flour, salt, and pepper and mix together
Heat up a tablespoon of oil and fry up a test pancake
Taste it and adjust seasoning of the mixture if needed
Add oil as needed and fry up the remaining of the pancakes

Notes

From this recipe, I made about 10 pancakes. I calculated per person as a serving. If you need more, double the ingredients.

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