Potato pancakes - a dish that Belarusian cuisine presented to us. However, there are many variations of potato pancakes, which are prepared by different nationalities with their secret ingredients and ways of preparing products. Consider the most "delicious" recipes.

Raw potato pancakes in a pan

The classic recipe involves the use of raw potato tubers, which are processed on a fine grater. From here their Belarusian name “draniki” came, which means “to tear” in translation from Old Russian.

To execute the recipe, you need such products:

  • potato tubers - 1 kg;
  • onion heads - 2-3 pcs.;
  • eggs - 2 pcs.;
  • garlic cloves - 4 pcs.;
  • flour - 30 g;
  • sour cream - the same amount;
  • salt and spices - at will;
  • vegetable oil - for frying.

Working process:

  1. Vegetables are peeled and rubbed, after which the mass is well wrung out. To drain the liquid, you can put it on a colander.
  2. The test is based on eggs, sour cream, salt and seasonings.
  3. Depending on the density of the composition, flour may or may not be added.
  4. Oil is heated in a pan, on which draniki are fried until blush.

If you were lucky enough to try a national treat in a Belarusian family, then you will definitely be offered a machanka - a sauce of pieces of smoked sausage, melted lard and ham.

Oven baking recipe

Draniki in the oven can be considered a dietary dish in comparison with the traditional recipe, where the method of execution involves a large amount of cooking oil.

The composition of the components:

  • potato tubers - 8 pcs.;
  • onion head - 1 pc.;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • sour cream - 30 g;
  • flour - a similar amount;
  • salt and spices - at will;
  • vegetable oil - for frying.

Way of execution:

  1. Pre-peeled onion turnip is diced.
  2. Potato tubers are peeled and finely rubbed.
  3. Salt, spices, sour cream and an egg are sent to ground potato.
  4. The onion is mixed, after which the pronounced juice is expressed.
  5. Flour is added, and then the products are formed and laid out on a baking sheet.

Baking is carried out in an oven heated to 200 ° C for 20 minutes.

Cheese variation

An interesting recipe by which potato pancakes acquire a creamy taste.

The composition of the grocery set:

  • potato tubers - 8 pcs.;
  • onion head - 1 pc.;
  • cheese is a small piece;
  • eggs - 2 pcs.;
  • garlic cloves - 2 pcs.;
  • flour - 30-40 g;
  • salt and spices - at will;
  • vegetable oil - for frying.

 

Step by step recipe:

  1. The potato is washed, peeled and rubbed.
  2. With the onion head, similar manipulations are performed.
  3. Cheese is rubbed or crushed in a blender in the presence of the latter.
  4. Garlic is passed through a press.
  5. The crushed products are mixed, salted, seasoned.
  6. Egg and flour are added, after which potato pancakes are formed from the dough with a spoon and laid out in a pan with hot oil.

Pancakes are fried on both sides, and after turning, they are cooked closed.

Potato pancakes with minced meat

A fairly lean dish can be made much more nutritious. This option will especially appeal to men whose need for calories is much higher than that of the female body. Potato pancakes with meat filling are hearty products that can be supplemented with tomato sauce upon serving.

Ingredients:

  • potato tubers - 1 kg;
  • minced meat - ½ kg;
  • onion head - 2 pcs.;
  • eggs - 2 pcs.;
  • flour - 50 g;
  • salt and spices - at will;
  • vegetable oil - for frying.

The preparation scheme is as follows:

  1. The tubers are peeled, rubbed, after which the harvesting of potato mince is squeezed.
  2. After removing the excess liquid, the egg, salt, seasonings and flour are added.
  3. The minced meat is thawed, and the turnip is chopped into pieces.
  4. Prepared meat mass from minced meat and onion cubes.
  5. Flat cakes are formed from potato dough, which are already covered with minced meat in a pan with hot oil.
  6. The latter, in turn, is also covered with potato cakes.
  7. Potato pancakes are prepared under the lid for 7 minutes on both sides.

Gourmets who are not afraid of excess calories can season pancakes with mayonnaise with chopped herbs.

With the addition of zucchini

Summer variation of the dish, when zucchini can be purchased at every store and at an affordable price. And if there is a cottage, then it is quite possible that they will be found in the garden.

Required Products:

  • potato tubers - 1 kg;
  • zucchini - 1 large fruit;
  • onion head - 1 pc.;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • flour - 50 g;
  • garlic head - ½ pcs.;
  • sour cream - 50 g;
  • salt and spices - at will;
  • vegetable oil - for frying.

The cooking method consists of the following:

  1. If possible, a young fruit is used: zucchini is freed from the peel, and then rubbed. If the zucchini is quite old, then the seeds are necessarily extracted.
  2. The mass leans back into a colander so that the glass is excess fluid.
  3. Potato tubers and onions are rubbed into another container. The resulting composition is also squeezed and mixed with egg, salt and spices, zucchini and flour are added.
  4. Potato pancakes are laid out in a pan when the oil becomes hot.
  5. Products are fried until blush.

As a sauce, sour cream is used, combined with crushed garlic.

A little sharpness perfectly sets off the zucchini flavor of Belarusian products.

Tasty dish with potatoes

The simplest potato pancakes recipe recommends getting by with a minimal grocery set, without even resorting to using the onion component.

It is enough to have at hand the following components:

  • potato tubers - 1 kg;
  • eggs - 3 pcs.;
  • flour - 250 g;
  • salt and spices - at will;
  • vegetable oil - for frying.

 

The treat is prepared in the following way:

  1. The tubers are washed, peeled, and then rinsed again under running water.
  2. The potato is finely rubbed, after which the mass is salted and seasoned with spices.
  3. Then the eggs are driven in and the flour is portioned.
  4. Potato dough mixes well.
  5. From it, with the help of a spoon, flat cakes are formed, which will become delicious pancakes with a delicious crust at the exit.

To make the taste more saturated, you can experiment with seasonings.

Lenten potato pancakes

During the period of fasting, especially closer to their end, everyday dishes fill their teeth. I would like to diversify the menu, but this should be done carefully so that all efforts are not wasted in the last week. Delicious, but at the same time lean potato pancakes will help to resist the temptations.

The composition of the treat:

  • potato tubers - 1 kg;
  • flour - 50 g;
  • salt and spices - at will;
  • vegetable oil - for frying.

Step-by-step recipe execution:

  1. The potato is peeled and washed, after which it is dried with napkins and chopped. If a food processor is available, the food preparation process will take a matter of minutes.
  2. Next, flour, salt and favorite spices interfere with the mass, designed to make the taste more saturated.
  3. Vegetable oil is poured into the pan, which should be heated.
  4. When it begins to boil, the blanks of future potato pancakes are laid out with a spoon.
  5. Products are fried on both sides.

To get rid of excess lean fat, you should lay the finished product on paper towels.

Potato pancakes are both a great independent meal and a great snack option.

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