For the first time, European countries got acquainted with potato pancakes in the 30s of the XIX century, when their recipe was published in the book of the famous Polish cook J. Szytler.

Since then, this dish has gained a huge number of fans. And in Belarus it is considered national.

We keep traditions

Real potato pancakes are distinguished by their special taste, which is provided due to the properties of Belarusian potatoes.

Did you know that these varieties of bulba (or potatoes) contain a large amount of starch and this is what makes traditional Belarusian dishes so tasty?

Interesting: in those cases when the dough turned out to be somewhat liquid, some cooks add starch instead of flour.

Let's consider in stages how to cook potato pancakes:

We prepare our potatoes: wash, peel, grind with a grater along with onions;

Sometimes it happens that potatoes release a lot of juice. In this case, it should be squeezed out and drained;

Beat the eggs with a fork or whisk, after which we add to them very finely chopped, or better squeezed out with a press, garlic, as well as pepper and salt;

We put everything together, mix and add sour cream or milk;

We look at the resulting dough: if its consistency is thick enough, then it is better not to add flour;

If the dough is liquid, add flour;

Prepare the frying pan: pour out a little oil and rest for a couple of minutes while the frying pan heats up;

We proceed directly to frying.

This dish is served hot along with sour cream or other sauces.

Potato pancakes without eggs: a basic recipe

No less well-known is the recipe for making potato pancakes without the use of flour or eggs.

In this case, if the dough turns out to be watery, the juice is drained, let it stand a little. While the juice is standing, starch sinks to the bottom, which then returns back into the dough.

To create this dish, you need to prepare:

• A dozen potato tubers;
• Onion;
• Vegetable oil;
• Salt and pepper.

To cook such potato pancakes without eggs, first of all we clean and wash onions and potatoes, rub vegetables on a fine grater.

Interesting: onions are added not only because of their taste, but also so that the potatoes do not lose their color.

Next, pour salt and pepper into the dough to taste, prepare a frying pan and oil for frying. Fry on each side for a couple of minutes, until a golden crust forms. Serve hot with sour cream or other sauces.

Alternative to a frying pan: cook potato pancakes with cheese in the oven

But potato pancakes can not only be fried on the stove, but also baked in the oven. This recipe will be especially useful for those who are not recommended to eat fried foods, but want potato pancakes.

We use as ingredients:

• Potatoes - 8 pcs.;
• Flour - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• Chicken eggs - 1 pc .;
• Onions - 1 pc.;
• Cheese (preferably hard varieties) - 250 g;
• Salt to taste.

For baking, you will also need vegetable oil and bread crumbs.

Now let's look at how delicious it is to cook potato pancakes with cheese. The first step is the preparation of the dough. Potatoes must be thoroughly washed, peeled and chopped. The resulting juice must be squeezed out, after which we add salt.

Peel the onion and cut into small cubes, add to the potatoes. Beat the egg a little with a fork or whisk and pour in to the previous ingredients.

Add flour last on the list and mix everything thoroughly. Preparing the powder: three grated cheese (possible on a large one).

Second step: baking. Grease the baking sheet a little with vegetable oil and sprinkle a little with breadcrumbs. This will allow us to easily turn the pancakes.

We spread the dough with a spoon and put the baking sheet in the oven for 7-10 minutes at 200 degrees. After the allotted time, turn over, sprinkle the pancakes with cheese and set for another 5-7 minutes.

Put the finished potato pancakes on the dishes. Serve with sauce or sour cream.

The latest technology: potato pancakes with minced meat in a slow cooker

Increasingly, housewives use not classic pans and pots for cooking, but more innovative appliances: pressure cookers, multicooker, and so on. Moreover, you can “cook” almost any dish in them, including potato pancakes with meat.

Stocking up:

• Potatoes - 1 kg;
• Minced meat - 0.5 kg;
• Onions - 2 pcs.;
• Eggs - 2 pcs.;
• With flour - two spoons;
• Spices (salt, pepper) - to taste.

For frying potato pancakes with minced meat, you will need a small amount of oil.

We start according to the traditional scheme: we thoroughly wash and grind the potatoes. Add finely chopped onion (if you are afraid of tears, you can chop it with a blender) and salt. After that, add in turn: eggs and flour, beaten with a fork or whisk.

We also take out our minced meat, pepper and salt it. If you want it to be a little softer and more tender, you can add a spoonful of sour cream or cream.

Preparing the multicooker: select the “Multipovar” program and set the temperature to 160º.

Grease the bowl with a small amount of oil or fat. First, lay out a small pancake from the potato mass, and then carefully distribute a small amount of minced meat over it. The third layer is dough.

Important: the minced meat should be distributed over almost the entire surface of the potato pancake, and not lie in the center in the form of a ball. Otherwise, you risk getting a half-finished dish.

Fry pancakes in a slow cooker on both sides until golden crisp. When all the potato pancakes are fried, we wash the multicooker bowl and put it in the "Preheat" program.

We put all the potato pancakes there and wait another 20-25 minutes. After this time, hot potato pancakes with minced meat are served to the table. Season with fresh herbs, sour cream, sauces or cracklings.

The indisputable positive side of the multicooker is the presence of a temperature maintenance program. Thanks to her, you can not worry about the fact that the dish will cool down and lose its flavor characteristics.

Secrets of delicious potato pancakes

It would seem that there are no pitfalls in such a simple dish. However, few people know how to properly cook potato pancakes so that the potatoes do not darken and the pancakes are tender and crispy.

The main precepts of the preparation of the national Belarusian dish:

1. To prevent the potatoes from darkening, do not forget to add onions to it during the chopping process;
2. To get a beautiful golden crust, you need to preheat the pan (oven / multicooker bowl);
3. The most delicious potato pancakes are obtained from those potato varieties with a high starch content;
4. Young potatoes are not suitable as a base because they have a very low starch content;
5. Soak the potato pancakes after frying with paper towels - this will get rid of excess oil;
6. If you often get a little gum from flour, try using starch instead.

Whatever recipe for cooking potato pancakes you choose, do not forget about the secrets of cooking this dish. After all, there are not so many of them, however, if you remember them, your relatives will brag about your dishes to all their friends.

In addition, you can not adhere to the "classics" and experiment with ingredients, creating new masterpieces of culinary delights.

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, while adding various vegetables or meat. There are many recipes for their preparation, as well as additives to them. Pancakes are generally served with sour cream as a separate dish. But as it is eaten hot, then when it cools, they are an ingredient in a completely different recipe. Why is that? Because the hot potato flavor is especially strong. And when it cools down, it is no longer pronounced and potato pancakes, as a separate dish, become inconspicuous.

These potato pancakes are pretty simple to make. The most difficult thing in their preparation is peeling the potatoes, as well as their further grating. But what a taste!

Here we have prepared delicious recipes for you 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 do not think that if it is simple it means that it is not tasty. This is not true. And you will see for yourself when you try.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - 3 pcs.;
• Chicken egg - 1 pc .;
• Flour - 2 tablespoons;
• Salt - 0.5 teaspoon;

Preparation:

1. My potatoes, clean. We rub it on a fine grater.

2. Drive a chicken egg into a cup of potatoes.

3. Sift the flour through a sieve directly into a cup. Mix so that there are no lumps.

The flour is sieved so that it is saturated with oxygen. From this it becomes more sticky. And potato pancakes will be more airy.

4. Salt and pepper if desired. Beat everything again.

5. Pour oil into a frying pan and heat over a fire. Pour in more vegetable oil because the potato pancakes will absorb it well. Using a spoon, put the mass on the pan and fry until golden edges are formed.

6. When the edges are browned, flip the potato pancakes to the other side. Bake for another 1.5 minutes. Serve ready-made potato pancakes immediately with sour cream.

How to make potato pancakes so that they do not darken?

Very often, when we use potatoes, it darkens with us. We do not know why this is happening. Perhaps the reason is in the air. Some elements react with it. But we will 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;
• Onions - 1 pc.;
• Lemon - 1 teaspoon

Preparation:

1. Peel and rub the potatoes on a coarse grater. While we are working on other ingredients, the potatoes will begin to darken.

To prevent the potatoes from darkening, sprinkle with lemon juice and stir.

2. Peel the onion and three on a fine grater. If you have a blender, it's best to use it. Onions also keep potatoes from browning.

3. Add the chicken egg and sift the flour. Salt and pepper. Mix everything well.

4. Pour vegetable oil into the pan and heat it. Using a spoon, shape our pancakes in a frying pan. Bake on one side until golden brown around the edges.

5. Turn over to the other side and bake until tender.

Willingness is easy to determine: both sides should be golden, which means they are ready inside too.

How to cook potato pancakes with minced meat?

Many people love potato pancakes, but not everyone tried to cook them with minced meat. This makes them more satisfying. They can be served with a vegetable salad. Thus, they are more suitable for lunch or dinner.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - 7 pcs.;
• Minced meat - 200 gr.;
• Onions - 1 pc.;
• Salt, pepper - to taste;
• Lemon juice - 0.5 teaspoon;
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Preparation:

1. Peel the potatoes and three on a coarse grater. Pour lemon juice on it so that it does not darken. Mix and transfer it to a sieve. So we have to drain the juice into the cup. Never pour out the juice from the potatoes. When it has settled, pour it into a glass, and send the resulting starch back to the potatoes. The juice can now be emptied.

2. Peel and chop the onion very finely. You should not rub or grind into a gruel, as it will also produce juice. And we don't need that.

3. You can take minced meat whatever you like. In our case, the minced meat is mixed (pork and beef). Add chopped onion, salt and pepper to it to taste. We mix. We make small blanks out of it: small cutlets.

4. Salt the potatoes and stir slightly with your hands. Now we make a potato cake in the palm of our hand, put one cutlet on top and distribute it over the cake. Now cover the cutlet with one more flat cake and seal on all sides. As the potatoes continue to produce juice, fold the stuffed potato pancakes on paper towels. They will soak up excess juice while the pan is heating.

5. Put the potato pancakes on a frying pan preheated with vegetable oil and fry on both sides. Cook for five minutes on each. We put the finished sorcerers on paper towels again, so that now the glass is excess oil.

Recipe for potato pancakes with mushrooms:

Potato pancakes 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 the mushrooms (champignons) into small pieces and fry in vegetable oil until tender.

2. Three potatoes on a fine grater and mix with mushrooms, which have already cooled down a little. We break chicken eggs for them, salt and pepper to taste. We filter the flour and mix everything well.

3. Heat a frying pan with butter over the fire and spread our mass with a spoon. You can make large or small pancakes. Fry on both sides until tender.

Potato pancakes with cheese and ham

These potato pancakes are adored by my children. What kid doesn't like sausages? I think that is why they run to the table to eat these delicious cakes in the heat, with the heat.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - 6 pcs.;
• Ham - 100 gr.;
• Hard cheese - 100 gr.;
• Onions - 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 potatoes, onions and also rub. They need to be squeezed out of the juice a little. Mix it with ham and cheese. We break a chicken egg to it. Salt and pepper to taste. Pour in flour and mix well. If you like greens, then add them.

3. Put the mass in a frying pan heated with vegetable oil with a spoon. Fry the cakes on both sides. Best served with sour cream.

A simple recipe for pancakes with chicken

Many chicken are fried separately, but I don't like that. This already turns out to be a completely different dish, as well as their taste becomes different.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - 3 pcs.;
• Chicken breast - 1 pc.;
• Chicken egg - 1 pc .;
• Onions - 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 remove the marinate to the side.

2. Peel potatoes and onions and three on a coarse grater. We rinse in a sieve under running water. We wring out.

3. Mix the chicken and the washed mass. Add to them: an egg, flour, and also a little more salt (do not forget that the chicken is already salted). We mix well.

4. Spoon the dough into a hot frying pan and bake under the lid on both sides.

The fire doesn't have to 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. I always adored her sorcerers. She cooked them for me very often. And now I'm treating her. 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 and chop the onion in a blender. We put some in the minced meat, and leave the other for the potatoes. Salt and pepper. Finely chop the greens and add them to the meat. Knead the minced meat until smooth.

2. Peel the potatoes and grind them with a combine or grater. When finished, squeeze out to remove all the juice. Again, the juice must settle in order for the starch to stand out, which we add back to the potatoes. Salt and stir.

3. While the vegetable oil is heated in a frying pan, make sorcerers. To do this, we form a cake from the potatoes in the palm of our hand. Put a small minced meat cutlet on top and cover with a little more potatoes. We form a cake and fry it in a pan on three sides until golden brown.

4. Put the fried sorcerers in any dish with a lid that can be used in the oven. Pour the remaining vegetable oil from the pan into it and add another 50 ml so that they do not burn. You can add water if you don't like fried ones. We send it to the oven preheated to 180 °. Cook for 50 minutes with the lid closed.

Delicious pancakes (potato pancakes) without flour and eggs

Real Belarusian potato pancakes are always prepared without flour and eggs. I would also say that this dish is lean, but not dietary. They are almost white in color.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - 8 pcs.;
• Onions - 1 pc.;
• Salt, pepper - to taste;
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Preparation:

1. First, grate the onion on a fine grater. This is so that the potatoes do not darken later.

2. Peel the potatoes and three on a grater, which seems to be pierced with nails. It is necessary to work with a grater, and not use a combine or blender. Drain the juice using a sieve. You don't need to squeeze anything. Put the starch that has formed back into the potatoes. Salt and stir. You can pepper.

3. Put the potato mass in a frying pan heated with vegetable oil with a spoon. Fry on both sides until golden brown. It is better to spread it on a paper towel so that the glass is oil.

Recipe for making potato and zucchini pancakes:

Before, I didn't like zucchini at all, but every year my tastes change for the better. I start to eat something that I didn’t want 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 peeled. Grate together with potatoes. Leave for five minutes to drain the juice.

2. Add to them: chicken egg, salt, pepper, flour and garlic. Mix well until smooth.

3. We spread the mass with a spoon in a frying pan preheated with vegetable oil. Bake on both sides until golden brown.

Cooking pancakes with sausage and cheese:

The cheese sausage always tastes good after you cook something with it. We took hard cheese so that it doesn't melt too much, as well as boiled sausage so that there is not 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 sausage and cheese on a coarse grater.

2. Peel the potatoes and also rub them coarsely. Mix with the previously prepared ingredients. Add egg, flour, salt and pepper to them. We mix.

3. In a frying pan with vegetable oil, fry the pancakes on both sides until golden brown. Serve hot with sour cream.

Bon Appetit!

An experienced hostess is ready to name at least 10 dishes made from potatoes at any time. Among them there will definitely be potato pancakes. This Belarusian delicacy has long become a household item.

The advantage of potato pancakes is the combination of high satiety and ease of preparation. Just a couple of potato cakes can replace a full meal. You can supplement their nutritional value with vegetable salad or simple sauerkraut. There are many recipes for the dish, and they all have excellent taste and attractive prices.

Potato pancakes - a step-by-step classic recipe with a photo

Among the many side dishes, this dish is not the best choice, since it is a rather fatty product, because it is cooked in a large amount of oil. However, they can be reduced in calories by baking them in the oven!

Nevertheless, potato pancakes without frying are not at all the taste of which we are so familiar with since childhood. Therefore, if you are tired of buckwheat and pasta for a side dish, we offer you a recipe for classic pancakes, which go well with all types of meat and fish.

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Quantity: 4 servings

Ingredients

• Potatoes: 500 g;
• Flour: 150 g;
• Sour cream 15-20%: 1 tbsp. l .;
• Egg: 2 pcs;
• Bow: 2 pieces;
• Garlic: 2-3 cloves;
• Salt: a pinch;
• Pepper: to taste;
• Frying oil: 100 ml;
• Greens: to taste;

Cooking instructions

Serve potato pancakes as an independent dish, there and with vegetables or meat. Sour cream with garlic and pepper can be used as a sauce - an excellent flavor addition!

How to cook a lean version of a dish

Potato pancakes are often preferred on days of fasting or fasting diets.

Products:

• 6 or 7 potatoes;
• 1 medium-sized onion;
• 3-4 tbsp. tablespoons of wheat flour;
• 4-5 st. tablespoons of any vegetable oil.

Often 1 head of garlic is added to this type of dish. It is added simultaneously with the onion and chopped finely.

Preparation:

1. Potatoes must be thoroughly peeled and rinsed in running water.
2. Grate the prepared tubers on a special grater with large holes and leave for a few minutes so that the mass gives juice.
3. Drain off excess fluid. Otherwise, the formed patties will literally float in the liquid.
4. Finely chop the onions or grate them too. Then it is added to the potato mass.
5. Pour flour into the prepared puree. Knead thoroughly.
6. You can add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to the mass so that the finished cutlets are better separated from the pan.
7. Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil. To shape the products, it is enough to pour a tablespoon of dough into the pan.
8. The cutlets are fried for about 4-5 minutes on each side. During this period, they become a spectacular golden color.
9. Then the pan can be covered with a lid, put on low heat and left to "rise" for another 20 minutes.
10. Sometimes for the same purpose, fried cutlets are placed in a preheated oven for 10-15 minutes.
11. But potato pancakes do not always need to be brought to readiness. After frying, try one - it is possible that they no longer need further cooking and the dish is completely ready. It depends on the thickness of the resulting pancake and the variety of potatoes.

Potato pancakes without eggs with semolina

An alternative option for potato pancakes without eggs is the choice of a recipe that uses semolina.

Ingredients:

• 7 or 8 potatoes;
• 1 head of peeled onion;
• 3-5 tablespoons of any vegetable oil;
• salt.

Optionally, you can add:

• a pinch of black pepper;
• 1 head of garlic, which is rubbed or finely chopped;
• chopped greens.

Such additives will make the taste of the finished dish more interesting and varied.

Preparation:

1. The first step is to peel the potato tubers.
2. Next, you need to grate it with large cells. It is advisable to squeeze the resulting mass, ridding the dish of excess juice.
3. Finely chop the onion head. You can also chop the head of garlic at the same time.
4. Add to the raw potato puree and mix gently.
5. The next step is to add decoys.
6. Mashed potatoes with semolina should stand for 10-15 minutes for the semolina to swell and become saturated with liquid. Then you can add seasonings and spices.
7. You need to cook the pancakes in a hot pan, in which the vegetable oil has already been heated.
8. Pancakes are fried for 4-5 minutes on each side and then bring about another 10 minutes over low heat under a lid until fully cooked.

The recipe with the addition of minced meat is tasty and satisfying!

Sometimes these beautiful minced potato pancakes can become a complete meat dish. To do this, you just need to add minced meat to the pancakes.

To treat friends and family with a hearty meal, will need to take:

• 300 gr. the most liked type of minced meat;
• 6-7 potatoes;
• 1.5 heads of onions;
• 1 or 1.5 cloves of garlic
• 1 chicken egg;
• 0.5 teaspoon salt;
• 3-5 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• a pinch of black pepper.

Preparation:

1. The potatoes are thoroughly peeled and washed in running water. Then it is rubbed. For this, only a coarse grater is suitable. The finished mass should be transferred to a colander or sieve for a few minutes to remove excess moisture.
2. Garlic and onion are finely chopped and added to the resulting potato mince. Then add the chicken egg and spices.
3. The filling is minced meat, to which salt is added to taste and half of a finely chopped onion.
4. The vegetable oil is poured into a frying pan and allowed to heat. Put a layer of potatoes in the heated oil with a tablespoon, put a layer of minced meat on it and cover with another layer of potatoes. The edges of the potato pancake with meat are slightly crushed.
5. Fry the cutlets for 4-5 minutes on each side and leave to simmer under a lid or in a hot oven for another 20 minutes.

How to make delicious potato pancakes with cheese

Tender pancakes with cheese occupy an important place among the delicious and aromatic recipes.

Required products:

• 7-8 medium potatoes;
• 1 egg;
• 100 g any cheese;
• 1 head of onion;
• 1 head of garlic (to taste);
• 0.5 teaspoon salt;
• 4-5 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• black pepper.

Finely chopped greens are often added to the minced meat.

Preparation:

1. You need to start by preparing the potatoes. It is carefully peeled, removed damaged areas, washed in running water. You need to cook minced meat using a coarse grater.
2. While he is giving juice, which is sure to be drained later, you need to finely chop the head of the onion and the clove of garlic. Garlic is often squeezed into a mass using a garlic press or grated on a fine grater.
3. Drain excess juice from grated potatoes and mix the resulting mass with chopped onions and garlic.
4. Egg, salt, black pepper and cheese are added to the minced meat. The cheese must be either chopped finely or grated on a coarse grater.
5. Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil. Pancakes are spread in boiling oil with a damp tablespoon.
6. Each potato pancake on one side is fried for about 4-5 minutes until a golden crust appears, then turn over and fry the same amount.
7. Then cover the pan with a lid and continue to cook over low heat for about 15-20 minutes.

With mushrooms

Delicious potato pancakes with mushrooms will help to diversify the everyday table, which can be prepared using raw, dried and canned mushrooms.

Ingredients:

• 7 medium potatoes;
• 1 head of onion;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 200 gr. raw, canned or pre-soaked dry mushrooms;
• 1 egg;
• 0.5 teaspoon salt;
• a pinch of black pepper;
• greens to taste.

Preparation:

1. The potatoes must be peeled and rinsed thoroughly with strong water.
2. Then it is rubbed. To do this, take only a coarse grater, and then leave it for 10-15 minutes so that the mass starts up the juice. It must be drained.
3. Finely chopped onions and garlic are added to the finished mass. If greens are used, then they are also finely chopped and introduced into minced potatoes. This is followed by an egg, salt, pepper.
4. Mushrooms need to be prepared in advance. The canned ones are washed thoroughly, the dried ones are soaked until they swell and boiled in two waters, raw mushrooms are also boiled. After they are finely chopped and added to the potato mince.
5. Vegetable oil is poured into a frying pan, put on fire and allowed to warm up. Pancakes are spread in hot oil with a damp tablespoon. They need to be fried on each side for 4-5 minutes.
6. Finish cooking over low heat in a skillet, which must be covered with a lid. You can bring potato pancakes to full readiness in a preheated oven. This will take 15-20 minutes.

How to make potato and zucchini pancakes

In the summer season, each housewife can pamper the family with light and delicious pancakes from young potatoes and zucchini.

For this light diet meal would need:

• 6-8 potatoes;
• 0.5 medium-sized zucchini;
• 1 egg;
• 1 head of onion;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 0.5 teaspoons of salt;
• 4-5 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• a pinch of black pepper.

In such minced meat, given the large amount of vegetable juice, sometimes 2-3 tablespoons of flour are additionally introduced.

Preparation:

1. Potatoes and zucchini must be thoroughly peeled. (Young vegetables do not need to be peeled.) Then they are rubbed, for which they only take a grater with large cells.
2. Minced zucchini and potatoes must be carefully squeezed out.
3. Then chopped onions and garlic are added to it, an egg is driven in, salt and black pepper are added.
4. Vegetable oil is poured into the pan and heated well.
5. Future vegetable cutlets are spread in hot oil with a damp tablespoon. Each side is golden brown in about 5 minutes over medium heat.
6. When the pancakes are fried on both sides, reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and leave the products to reach full readiness for another 15-20 minutes.

With onions - juicy, spicy, tasty

The taste of onion dishes is underestimated by many housewives. To realize how delicious it can be, you can cook juicy potato pancakes with onions.

Have to take:

• 3 large onions;
• 5-6 potatoes;
• 2-3 tablespoons of semolina;
• 1-2 eggs;
• 1 teaspoon salt
• a pinch of ground black pepper;
• 4-5 tablespoons of vegetable oil.

How to do:

1. The first step is to peel and peel potatoes and onions.
2. The onion is cut into thin rings and fried in vegetable oil until golden brown.
3. Grate potatoes with large cells, drain off excess juice and mix with fried onions.
4. Semolina is added to the mass and left for a few minutes so that the semolina swells.
5. Eggs are driven into the minced meat. Salt and pepper are added to the resulting mixture. You can rub a clove of garlic.
6. The pan is put on a high heat and oil is poured on its bottom. When the oil heats up, the formed products are laid out in it. On each side, until golden brown, they will cook for about 5 minutes.
7. Then the fire is reduced to the minimum and the pancakes are brought to full readiness for another 15-20 minutes.

How to cook potato pancakes in the oven

Such a delicious dish as potato pancakes is not always held in high esteem by those who carefully control their body weight. First of all, due to frying in a large amount of vegetable oil. By cooking them in the oven, excess calories can be avoided.

Ingredients:

• 6 large or 7-8 small tubers;
• 1 head of onion;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 1 egg;
• 2-3 st. tablespoons of flour;
• 0.5 teaspoon salt;
• a pinch of black pepper to taste.

Preparation:

1. To get tasty and ruddy products in the oven, grate potatoes on a coarse grater. A head of onion is added to the resulting mass. Pre-chop the onion. You can add a head of garlic and herbs. Pour the egg into the mass and stir in the flour.
2. The oven is heated to about 200 degrees. A baking sheet is greased with a thin layer of vegetable oil. The products are laid out with a spoon on the surface about two to three centimeters apart.
3. It is best to bake ready-made diet cutlets for five minutes on each side in a hot oven. Turn them over with a wide spatula.
4. Then you can simply turn off the oven and leave the potato pancakes in it for another 10-15 minutes for full readiness.

Diet without flour

Diet pancakes without flour contain a fairly small number of calories, but they taste just as pleasant and nutritious.

You will need to take:

• 7 medium potatoes;
• 1 head of onion;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 1 egg;
• 0.5 teaspoons of salt;
• 3-4 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• a pinch of black pepper.

A feature of the dish without the additional use of flour is the maximum withdrawal of liquid from the potato mince.

Preparation:

1. Grate peeled and thoroughly washed potatoes. To do this, take a coarse grater. The grated potatoes are left to give juice, which is later carefully drained. You can even squeeze the mass with your hands.
2. Onions are also rubbed on a coarse grater or chopped very finely. Grated garlic clove will give an interesting aftertaste. Often finely chopped greens are included in the mixture.
3. Spread in heated oil with a damp spoon one at a time.
4. Pancakes on each side will be fried for about 4-5 minutes over medium heat. Then the fire must be reduced. Potato pancakes are fully cooked after simmering, covered over low heat, after about 15-20 minutes.

To get delicious potato pancakes of any type, you need to follow a few tips and recommendations:

1. Onions are often added to the potato mass to preserve its white color.
2. Frying products is carried out over medium heat. Potato pancakes are brought to full readiness in the oven or on the stove under the lid.
3. If you like potato pancakes with crispy edges, cook them initially over low heat until tender, uncovered.

From potatoes to make them really tasty? Each housewife has her own recipes and secrets. And in this article, you will learn about some of the tastiest of them. However, if you want to give free rein to your culinary imagination, you can come up with your own

Classic version

To begin with, we will look at how to cook potato pancakes according to the traditional recipe.

What do you need

• 1kg of potatoes;
• 3 chicken eggs;
• 1.5 cups wheat flour;
• 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• salt.

How to cook

Grate the potatoes on a coarse grater, then pepper and salt it. Then we break 3 raw eggs, add them to the resulting potato mass. We begin to stir and add flour at the same time until a rather thick consistency is obtained. Then all that remains is to make miniature tortillas and start putting them in a skillet 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 delicious potatoes.

Potato pancakes 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 do you need

• 8 potatoes;
• 1 onion;
• 2 tooth. garlic;
• 100 g of cheese;
• 50 g of 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 rub it on a coarse grater, and the cheese on a fine grater. You should also grate the onion (chop very finely as an option), crush the garlic, sprinkle with pepper and salt, and then add the eggs. All ingredients should be mixed well, then add the required amount of flour (so that no water remains), mix thoroughly again. Before frying the pancakes, heat the skillet well, spoon the potato mixture, reduce the heat and fry until a brownish-golden crust forms on both sides.

Mushroom pancakes

What do you need

• 700 g potatoes;
• 1 head rep. Luke;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• 300 g of mushrooms;
• 3 tbsp. l. wheat flour;
• 500 g of 20% sour cream;
• to taste - salt and pepper.

How to cook

So, you have stocked up with 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 pan until golden brown. Mix the potatoes with the mushrooms, add eggs and flour to the mass that we got. Put the potato pancakes with a spoon on a hot frying pan covered with a layer of oil. Fry until tender on both sides. 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 a pleasure?

Bon Appetit!

Fragrant, crispy, incredibly tasty potato pancakes are very popular in many countries. They have different names, such as "potato pancakes" in Ukraine, "brambraki" in the Czech Republic, "platski" in Poland. But in Russia they are known to us by the word "draniki".

Draniki is 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 the 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.

It is quite easy to cook potato pancakes and even an inexperienced cook can cope with this dish. However, if you want your potato pancakes to turn out really tasty, there are a few secrets to know.

Secrets of cooking potato pancakes.

• If you want to get crispy potato pancakes at the exit, then the potatoes for them need to be chopped as small as possible, preferably by hand on the smallest grater. However, a food processor or even a blender can handle this process well.
• The potatoes must be grated as quickly as possible so that they do not darken. This can be avoided by adding finely chopped onions. You can also add a tablespoon of sour cream.
• The resulting potato mass must be squeezed well. This must be done before adding the bow to it. Less liquid in the original product will make the pancakes thicker and prevent unpleasant oil splashing during frying.
• You shouldn't add a lot of flour to potatoes. Flour makes potato pancakes less tasty and viscous inside. Such potato pancakes are poorly fried and lose their taste and aroma.
• It is necessary to fry the pancakes in a hot frying pan.
• When frying, the pancakes do not need to be covered with a lid.
• After you fry the potato pancakes, place them on a paper towel to remove excess fat.

There are a huge number of recipes for cooking 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 take a look at 10 of the most popular and delicious recipes.

Recipe number 1. Traditional Belarusian pancakes.

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

• 1.5kg. Potato
• 1 large onion
• Salt to taste
• Frying oil
• Sour cream for serving

1. Potatoes and onions must be finely grated or chopped in a food processor.
2. Salt and mix well. The excess liquid must be drained.
3. Heat a skillet well and fry the pancakes on both sides.
4. Serve hot pancakes with sour cream or cracklings.

Recipe number 2. Potato pancakes "Traditional"

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

• 0.5 kg. Potatoes
• 2 eggs
• 4 table. tablespoons of flour
• Frying oil

How to cook potato pancakes:

1. Grate potatoes or mince. Drain 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 pancakes on both sides. Potato pancakes are fried instantly, so you need to watch them.

Recipe number 3. Lenten pancakes.

These potato pancakes are cooked without eggs. In fact, they also come out lush and don't fall apart. And for this you need to know one little trick. For potato pancakes without eggs, the potatoes must 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
• Pinch of baking soda

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

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

• Potatoes 1 kg.
• Bow -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. Beat 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, drain the juice from it.
3. Grate the potatoes finely, drain the juice, quickly mix with the onion.
4. Add milk or sour cream to the mixture of onions and potatoes.
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 go away.
6. Fry the pancakes in a hot skillet on both sides until tender. To make the pancakes more flavorful, you can put them in the pan not with a dining table, 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, in the middle of which they put a spoonful of filling, usually mushroom. One potato pancake is enough to eat properly.

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

1. Wash the mushrooms. Chop finely. Chop the onion.
2. Fry the onion in a frying pan, then add the mushrooms to it. Fry until all the liquid has evaporated from the mushrooms. Cool down.
3. Grate potatoes, add onion, egg, flour, salt and pepper. Mix well.
4. Add mushrooms to the potato mass, mix.
5. In a hot frying pan, fry the pancakes on both sides. If the dough creeps up during frying, add another egg.

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

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

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

Recipe number 8. Potato pancakes with meat.

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

• 1 kg. Potato
• 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 and pepper.
2. Make minced meat. To do this, twist the meat in a meat grinder. Minced meat should not be dry. To do this, add a little milk, cream or sour cream to the meat. You can also add water. To mix everything.
3. Mix potatoes and meat, fry on both sides until golden brown.

Recipe number 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 engage in the preparation of other dishes.

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

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

Recipe number 10 Potato pancakes with zucchini.

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

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

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

Whatever potato pancakes you make - it's always tasty and healthy! Feel free to experiment with ingredients and delight your loved ones. Bon Appetit!