Draniki are potato pancakes, a national dish of Belarusian cuisine. But they are loved not only in Belarus, but also in Russia. They are also present in European cuisine.
They are baked from potatoes, adding various vegetables or meat. There are many recipes for their preparation, as well as additives for them. Basically, potato pancakes are served with sour cream as a separate dish. But since they are eaten hot, when they cool down they are an ingredient for a completely different recipe. Why is that? Because the hot ones have a particularly strong potato flavor. And when it cools, it is no longer clearly expressed and potato pancakes, as a separate dish, become inconspicuous.
These potato pancakes are pretty easy to make. The most difficult thing in preparing them is peeling the potatoes, as well as further grating them. But what a taste!
Here we have prepared for you delicious recipes that are not only simple, but also varied. You can surprise your loved ones every day not only for breakfast, but also for lunch or dinner.
The classic recipe is always the simplest and most convenient. But don’t think that if it’s simple it doesn’t mean it’s tasty. This is wrong. And you will see this for yourself when you try it.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 3 pcs.;
- Chicken egg – 1 pc.;
- Flour – 2 tablespoons;
- Salt – 0.5 teaspoon;
Preparation:
1. Wash and peel the potatoes. Grate it on a fine grater.
2. Beat a chicken egg into a cup with the potatoes.
3. Sift the flour through a sieve directly into a cup. Mix so that there are no lumps.
The flour is sifted so that it is saturated with oxygen. This makes it more sticky. And the potato pancakes will be more airy.
4. Salt and pepper if desired. Whisk everything again.
5. Pour oil into a frying pan and heat it over the fire. Pour in more vegetable oil because the potato pancakes will absorb it well. Using a spoon, spoon the mixture into the pan and fry until golden edges form.
6. When the edges are toasted, turn the pancakes over to the other side. Bake for another 1.5 minutes. Serve the finished pancakes immediately to the table with sour cream.
How to make potato pancakes so they don't turn dark?
Very often, when we use potatoes, they turn dark. We don't know why this happens. Perhaps the reason is in the air. Some elements react with it. But we’ll show you how to prevent this from happening.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 4 pcs.;
- Chicken egg – 1 pc.;
- Flour – 2 tablespoons;
- Salt – 0.5 teaspoon;
- Vegetable oil - for frying;
- Onion – 1 pc.;
- Lemon – 1 teaspoon.
Preparation:
1. Peel the potatoes and grate them on a coarse grater. While we are working on other ingredients, the potatoes will begin to darken.
To prevent the potatoes from darkening, sprinkle them with lemon juice and stir.
2. Peel the onion and grate it on a fine grater. If you have a blender, it is better to use it. Onions also prevent the potatoes from browning.
3. Add the chicken egg and sift the flour. Salt and pepper. Mix everything well.
4. Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat it. Using a spoon, we form our pancakes in a frying pan. Bake on one side until golden brown on the edges.
5. Turn over to the other side and bake until done.
Readiness is easy to determine: both sides should be golden in color, which means they are also ready inside.
How to cook potato pancakes with minced meat and potatoes?
Many people love potato pancakes, but not everyone has tried cooking them with minced meat. This way they turn out more satisfying. They can be served with some vegetable salad. This makes them more suitable for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 7 pcs.;
- Minced meat – 200 gr.;
- Onion – 1 pc.;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Lemon juice – 0.5 teaspoon;
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
Preparation:
1. Peel the potatoes and grate them on a coarse grater. Pour lemon juice over it to prevent it from darkening. Mix and transfer it to a sieve. So the juice should flow into the cup. Never pour out the juice from potatoes. When it has settled, pour it into a glass, and send the resulting starch back to the potatoes. Now you can pour out the juice.
2. Peel the onion and chop it very finely. You should not grate or grind it into a paste, as it will also release juice. But we don't need that.
3. You can use any minced meat you like. In our case, the minced meat is mixed (pork and beef). Add chopped onion, salt and pepper to it to taste. Mix. We make small preparations from it: small cutlets.
4. Salt the potatoes and mix lightly with your hands. Now we make a flatbread of potatoes in the palm of our hand, put one cutlet on top and distribute it over the flatbread. Now cover the cutlet with another flatbread and seal it on all sides. Since the potatoes continue to release juice, place the potato pancakes with the filling on paper towels. They will absorb excess juice while the pan heats up.
5. Transfer pancakes to a frying pan heated with vegetable oil and fry on both sides. Cook for five minutes on each. We place the finished sorcerers again on paper towels so that the excess oil can now drain off.
Recipe for potato pancakes with mushrooms:
Draniki with mushrooms are not only tasty, but also varied. These pancakes are easy to prepare. I would call them lean, only we make them with an egg. Although they may be appreciated.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 1 kg;
- Mushrooms – 0.5 kg;
- Chicken egg – 2 pcs.;
- Flour – 2 tablespoons;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
Preparation:
1. Cut mushrooms (champignons) into small pieces and fry in vegetable oil until cooked.
2. Three potatoes on a fine grater and mix with mushrooms, which have already cooled a little. Break chicken eggs into them, salt and pepper to taste. Strain the flour and mix everything well.
3. Heat a frying pan with oil on fire and spoon out our mixture. You can make large or small pancakes. Fry on both sides until cooked.
Potato pancakes with cheese and ham
My children love these pancakes. What child doesn't like sausages? I think that’s why they run to the table to eat these delicious flatbreads with fervor.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 6 pcs.;
- Ham – 100 gr.;
- Hard cheese – 100 gr.;
- Onion – 1 pc.;
- Chicken egg – 1 pc.;
- Flour – 2 tablespoons;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Dill - to taste;
Preparation:
1. First, grate the ham and cheese on a coarse grater.
2. Peel and grate potatoes and onions. They need to be squeezed out of the juice a little. Mix it with ham and cheese. Break a chicken egg into it. Salt and pepper to taste. Add flour and mix well. If you like greens, then add it.
3. Spoon the mixture into a frying pan heated with vegetable oil. Fry the flatbreads on both sides. Best served with sour cream.
A simple recipe for pancakes with chicken
Many people fry the chicken separately, but I don’t like it that way. This turns out to be a completely different dish, and their taste also becomes different.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 3 pcs.;
- Chicken breast – 1 pc.;
- Chicken egg – 1 pc.;
- Onion – 1 pc.;
- Flour – 2 tablespoons;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
Preparation:
1. Cut the chicken breast into small cubes. Salt and pepper. Stir well and set aside to marinate.
2. Peel the potatoes and onions and grate them on a coarse grater. Rinse in a sieve under running water. We squeeze it out.
3. Mix the chicken and washed mixture. Add to them: egg, flour, and also a little more salt (don’t forget that the chicken is already salted). Mix well.
4. Spoon the dough onto a hot frying pan and bake on both sides under the lid.
The fire should not be strong. Otherwise, the chicken will not have time to cook, and the potatoes will already burn.
Belarusian pancakes (sorcerers) stuffed with meat
I learned this recipe from my mother. Always adored her sorcerers. She cooked them for me very often. And now I’m giving her a treat. They are somewhat similar to pies.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 10 pcs.;
- Minced meat – 250 gr.;
- Onions – 2 pcs.;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Greens - to taste;
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
Preparation:
1. Peel the onion and grind it in a blender. We put some into the minced meat, and leave the other for potatoes. Salt and pepper. Finely chop the greens and add to the meat. Mix the minced meat until smooth.
2. Peel the potatoes and chop them using a combine or grater. The finished product must be squeezed to remove all the juice. The juice must again sit to release the starch, which we will add back to the potatoes. Salt and mix.
3. While the vegetable oil is heating up in the frying pan, make the sorcerers. To do this, we form a flat cake on the palm of the potato. Place a small minced meat patty on top and cover with a small amount of potatoes. Form a pie and fry it in a frying pan on three sides until golden brown.
4. Place the fried sorcerers in any container with a lid that can be used in the oven. Pour the remaining vegetable oil from the frying pan into it and add another 50 ml so that they do not burn. You can add water if you don't like it fried. Place in the oven preheated to 180°. Cook for 50 minutes with the lid closed.
Delicious potato pancakes (deruny) without flour and eggs
Real Belarusian pancakes are always prepared without flour or eggs. I would also say that this dish is lean, but not dietary. They turn out almost white.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 8 pcs.;
- Onion – 1 pc.;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
Preparation:
1. First, grate the onion on a fine grater. This is to prevent the potatoes from turning dark later.
2. Peel the potatoes and grate them on a grater, which seems to be pierced with nails. You just need to work with a grater, and not use a food processor or blender. Using a sieve, drain the juice. There is no need to squeeze anything out. We put the starch that has formed back into the potatoes. Salt and mix. You can pepper it.
3. Spoon the potato mixture onto a frying pan heated with vegetable oil. Fry on both sides until golden brown. It is better to place it on a paper towel to drain the oil.
Recipe for making pancakes from potatoes and zucchini:
I used to not like zucchini at all, but every year my tastes change for the better. I start eating something I never wanted to hear about before. Now I use this product wherever possible.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 3 pcs.;
- Zucchini – 300 gr.;
- Garlic – 1 clove;
- Chicken egg – 1 pc.;
- Flour – 2 tablespoons;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
Preparation:
1. Zucchini, if not young, needs to be cleaned. Grate together with the potatoes on a coarse grater. Leave for five minutes to allow the juice to drain.
2. Add to them: chicken egg, salt, pepper, flour and garlic. Mix thoroughly until smooth.
3. Spoon the mixture onto a frying pan heated with vegetable oil. Bake on both sides until golden brown.
Prepare potato pancakes with sausage and cheese:
Sausage and cheese always turn out delicious after you cook something with it. We took hard cheese so that it would not melt too much, and also boiled sausage so that there would not be a lot of fat.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 2 pcs.;
- Sausage – 100 gr.;
- Cheese – 100 gr.;
- Chicken egg – 1 pc.;
- Flour – 1 tablespoon;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
Preparation:
1. Three sausages and cheese on a coarse grater.
2. Peel the potatoes and also grate them coarsely. Mix with the previous prepared ingredients. Add egg, flour, salt and pepper to them. Mix.
3. In a frying pan with vegetable oil, fry pancakes on both sides until golden brown. Serve them hot with sour cream.
Bon appetit!
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 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 crispy potato pancakes as a result, 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
- Potatoes and onions need to be grated on a fine grater or chopped in a food processor.
- Add salt and mix well. Excess liquid must be drained.
- Heat a frying pan well and fry the potato pancakes on both sides.
- 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:
- Grate the potatoes or mince them. Drain off excess juice.
- Add eggs, mix well.
- Add flour and salt and mix thoroughly to avoid lumps.
- 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
- Grate the potatoes and squeeze well.
- Add flour, starch, soda, salt and pepper, mix.
- Fry well on both sides.
- 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
- First, let's prepare the dough. You need to beat the eggs with salt and pepper, add chopped garlic to them, mix well.
- Grate the onion on the finest grater or put it in a meat grinder and drain the juice.
- Finely grate the potatoes, drain the juice, and quickly mix with the onion.
- Add milk or sour cream to the onion and potato mixture.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Wash the mushrooms. Finely chop. Chop the onion.
- Fry the onion in a frying pan, then add the champignons to it. Fry until all the liquid has evaporated from the mushrooms. Cool.
- Grate the potatoes, add onion, egg, flour, salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Add mushrooms to the potato mixture and stir.
- In a hot frying pan, fry pancakes on both sides. 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
- Grate potatoes and onions and mix.
- Add eggs, flour, salt.
- Grate the cheese and add to the potatoes. Mix everything.
- 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
- Grate potatoes and onions. Mix. Add egg, flour, salt, pepper.
- 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.
- 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.
- Grate the potatoes and also grate the onion. Mix.
- Add egg, flour, salt, mix.
- Grease a baking sheet with olive oil, form round or oval cakes and place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees.
- Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
- 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
- Grate the potatoes. Add grated onion. Mix.
- Add egg, salt, pepper to the potato mixture and stir well.
- Grate the zucchini very finely, squeeze the resulting mass well, mix with the potato dough.
- Fry in a hot frying pan on both sides until a golden crust forms.
- 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!
Pancakes made from grated raw potatoes are best made by Belarusians. Therefore, the word potato pancakes is known throughout the world, at least to the Slavic world.
In terms of potato dishes, Belarusians can generally give a head start to all other nations. There are a lot of potato dishes in Belarusian cuisine: sorcerers, zrazy, dumplings, drachena, babka, etc. From raw potatoes with juice, from potatoes with squeezed juice, from boiled and crushed potatoes... Potatoes are added to pancakes, pies are made from them, and they are not only used for filling, but also for dough. So you can safely trust Belarusians in potato matters.
How to get very tasty potato pancakes with a crispy crust? There are several tricks.
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Preparation
All ingredients for potato pancakes must be removed before cooking. Prepare everything so that the dough can be made as quickly as possible. Don't forget about cheesecloth for squeezing potatoes and a grater.
To prevent potatoes from turning black
You need to rub it last. Squeeze quickly and immediately add a little milk or sour cream. And then add the dough prepared previously to the potatoes.To make potato pancakes tender
Potatoes should be grated on the finest grater. Grate the onion along with the potatoes. Mix. Onion juice will prevent the potatoes from darkening.
Instead of flour
Draniki will turn out even better if you let the squeezed liquid from the potatoes sit, then drain it, and add the settled starch to the dough. In this case, you don’t have to put flour in the dough.
Even easier
You can fasten the potato mass not with a whole egg, but replace it with two whites. The pancakes will turn out to be very fluffy, and although it’s somehow strange to remember the calorie content when frying potato pancakes in lard, they will be a little easier on the stomach and liver than it could be when using yolks.
What to fry with
The best potato pancakes are made with lard. It heats up better than meat and sets the potato dough better. And in general it goes very well with the taste of potato pancakes. But, unfortunately, many people cannot stand the smell of frying lard.
In this case, you can take either odorless vegetable oil or ghee. Regular butter is bad. When heated, it will hiss and “spit”, since there is water in it, and additional impurities, everything that is melted out of the oil, will burn and give a black precipitate.
Preheat the pan
Draniki should be placed on a very well heated frying pan. And the fat on it should also warm up, so after pouring the oil (if you cook with it), wait a couple of minutes and lay out the potato mixture.
What to serve with
Very hot potato pancakes with very cold sour cream. If fried in lard, you can also sprinkle with cracklings.
Traditionally
The classic Belarusian recipe for potato pancakes does not include eggs or flour. Only potatoes, onions, salt, fat for frying. But now eggs are most often added to pancakes. Usually about 1 egg for 4-5 medium potatoes.
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Draniki
Recipe for 5 potatoes
1 onion
2 tbsp. flour
4 tbsp vegetable oil
A little soda
1 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper
Step 1. Peel the potatoes and onions and grate them. Drain the juice or squeeze through cheesecloth.
Step 2. Add egg, flour, soda, salt and pepper. Stir everything well.
Step 3. Pour oil into the frying pan, heat it properly and place the pancakes, forming them with a spoon.
Step 4. Fry over medium heat on both sides, add oil if necessary.
Step 5. Serve with sour cream.
Draniki with meat or sorcerers
Recipe for 5 large potatoes
1 onion
2 tbsp. flour
200 g minced meat
Salt and pepper
Vegetable oil
Step 1. Wash the potatoes and onions, peel them and grate them on a fine grater. Add eggs, flour, salt and pepper.
Step 2. Salt and pepper the minced meat.
Step 3. Heat a frying pan with oil. Place portions of potato dough on it with a spoon and smooth it out to form pancakes.
Step 4. Place a little minced meat on top of each pancake and cover with a spoonful of potato mixture.
Step 5. Fry on both sides, then close the lid, reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes. Serve hot with sour cream.
From potatoes to make them really tasty? Each housewife has her own recipes and secrets. And in this article you will learn about several of the most delicious of them. However, if you want to give free rein to your culinary imagination, you can come up with your own
Classic version
First, we will look at how to prepare potato pancakes according to a traditional recipe.
What you will need
- 1 kg potatoes;
- 3 chicken eggs;
- 1.5 cups wheat flour;
- 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
- salt.
How to cook
The potatoes need to be grated on a coarse grater, then pepper and salt. Next, break 3 raw eggs and add them to the resulting potato mixture. We begin to stir and at the same time add flour until a fairly thick consistency is obtained. Then all that remains is to make miniature cakes and start placing them in a frying pan filled with oil. Those who want to learn how to cook potato pancakes should know that they are ready when they are covered with a crispy brownish-golden crust on both sides. There is also a slightly modified version of the recipe. If you don't use eggs for cooking, you will get equally tasty potatoes.
Draniki with garlic and cheese
If you already know how to cook potato pancakes according to the classic recipe, then the option we offer should also interest you.
What you will need
- 8 potatoes;
- 1 onion;
- 2 teeth garlic;
- 100 g cheese;
- 50 g vegetable oil;
- 3 tbsp. l. wheat flour;
- 2 chicken eggs;
- to taste - pepper and salt.
How to cook
First, wash, peel and dry the potatoes, then grate them on a coarse grater and the cheese on a fine grater. You should also grate the onion (alternatively, chop it very finely), crush the garlic, sprinkle with pepper and salt, and then add the eggs. All ingredients should be mixed thoroughly, then add the required amount of flour (so that no water remains), mix thoroughly again. Before frying potato pancakes, heat the frying pan well, spoon out the potato mixture, reduce the heat and fry until a golden-brown crust forms on both sides.
Mushroom pancakes
What you will need
- 700 g potatoes;
- 1 turnip head Luke;
- 2 chicken eggs;
- 300 g mushrooms;
- 3 tbsp. l. wheat flour;
- 500 g 20% sour cream;
- to taste - salt and pepper.
How to cook
So, you have stocked up on all the necessary ingredients, now the most important question for you: and mushrooms?" First of all, peel the potatoes and grate them using a fine grater. You can add the spices you need to taste. Fry the mushrooms and onions in a frying pan until they acquire a golden hue. Mix the potatoes with the mushrooms, add the eggs and flour to the mixture. Place the pancakes with a spoon on a hot frying pan, covered with a layer of oil. Fry on both sides until done. Serve best with sour cream.
So we learned how to cook potato pancakes. As you can see, the recipes themselves are simple. But is there at least one person who would refuse such pleasure?
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
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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. You can treat your guests to them, complement your 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.
- Vegetable juice must be drained and squeezed.
- Grate the onion or chop it finely with a knife and pour it into the potatoes.
- Place salt, pepper, chopped fresh dill, flour and eggs in a bowl and mix everything thoroughly.
- Place a frying pan on the stove and pour oil. When the pan is hot, 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:
- Finely chop the onion into cubes and the mushrooms into thin slices
- Tip: it’s better to boil the mushrooms in advance and then lightly fry them.
- Fry mushrooms and onions separately until golden brown.
- Then transfer the mushrooms to the onions, add sour cream, pepper and salt. Simmer for a few minutes and you're done!
- 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!
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