What to do with potatoes so that potato pancakes don't darken: a couple of useful tricks from Belarusian housewives
Such a simple to prepare, but at the same time incredibly tasty dish as potato pancakes has a lot of fans.
True, during the cooking process you may encounter an unexpected difficulty, which is that the grated potatoes quickly darken. How to deal with the trouble, the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" cook Yulia Arkhipova told.
Firstly, it is recommended to use yellow varieties of potatoes for making potato pancakes. They retain their colour better than white varieties.
Secondly, you need to grate the onion first, then add it to the potatoes and mix immediately.
This will help preserve the color of the potatoes and prevent them from browning.
Thirdly, after the onions and potatoes have been mashed, they need to be squeezed out of excess juice.
It would seem that this is the simplest action, but it helps to save significantly on flour.
Fourthly, the color of the potato pancakes can be preserved by adding sour cream to the potato mixture, which also makes the pancakes softer and more tender.
Previously, we shared the 5 fastest ways to cook beets.
