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white plate with potato pancakes and small dish with sour cream

Polish Potato Pancakes

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These Polish potato pancakes are filling, comforting, and tasty! They are simple to make and can be enjoyed with sour cream on the side. They're made with potatoes and perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Snack
Cuisine Polish
Servings 12
Calories 134 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5 Russet potatoes
  • 1 sweet onion large
  • 2 eggs large--sized
  • 1/3 flour all-purpose white
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp dill dried
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 4 tbsp ghee

For serving

  • sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Prep potatoes. Peel potatoes, peel the onion. Slice into smaller pieces if using a food processor for grating. Use a food processor or finely grate onion and potatoes by hand.
  • Combine. Move potato mixture to the large mixing bowl. Before adding the rest of the ingredients, squeeze it tightly with your hands to release all the juice, drain. Add eggs, flour, salt, pepper, and herbs to the drained potatoes—mix potato batter to combine. 
  • Fry. Heat a large pan over medium heat; add a tablespoon of oil once heated. Take a spoonful of mixture and shape it into a pancake. Fry on a hot pan with some neutral oil, each side for about 3 minutes until both sides are golden brown. Use the spatula to flatten pancakes and keep the shape shallow while frying; add more oil if needed. Repeat with the remaining batter.
  • Serve. Serve hot with your favorite toppings.

Notes

This recipe makes 12 pancakes 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
It’s essential to drain released juice from the potato mixture before adding other ingredients, so the pancakes mixture is not too runny.
Add an egg and flour to the mixture to help bind it together.
A good frying pan to use for frying potato pancakes is a cast-iron skillet.
Drop the batter once the skillet is hot to avoid a sticky situation.
Cook pancakes on medium heat to give pancakes a chance to cook through without burning.
Use neutral oil; this way, it won’t overpower the flavor.
Fry them in hot oil until golden brown and crisp on the outside.

Nutrition

Calories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 211mgPotassium: 414mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 43IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg
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