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How to make the most delicious potato pancakes? It is enough to know these tips
06.06.2024 14:40
The aroma of freshly cooked potato pancakes is appetizing. The magical taste of the treat makes you keep adding more to your plate.
Potato pancakes are usually served with sour cream. But even this simple dish is very easy to ruin.
How to make perfect potato pancakes that will win everyone’s heart?
This question is answered by the expert of the online publication Belnovosti in the field of cooking, chef, fourth-class baker Yulia Arkhipova .
Selecting and preparing potatoes
Buy potatoes that are high in starch, have a yellowish core and rough, light-brown skin.
Thanks to this ingredient, the pancakes will acquire the necessary shape. To prepare potato pancakes, grate the potatoes on a fine grater.
After this, it needs to be squeezed out so that the dough does not become too liquid.
Using flour
Don't add too much flour to the dough. Otherwise, it will kill the delicate taste of the potatoes, so you won't get quality potato pancakes.
Potato additives
You can grate the potatoes together with the onion. This way the mass will not become dark, and the potato pancakes will turn out really fluffy.
In addition, the onion gives the pancakes a very appetizing golden hue and subtle aroma. You can replace the onion with a few spoons of sour cream.
If you see that there is not enough starch, add a spoon of regular starch to the mass. By the way, it is not necessary to limit yourself to ground black pepper and salt.
The potato pancakes will be delicious if you add garlic pressed through a press or herbs to the potato mixture.
Adding an egg
This component can be called optional. It is added only if the potatoes have too little starch.
The egg binds the dough so the potato pancakes won't fall apart in the pan.
Frying potato pancakes
It is important to use plenty of vegetable oil and heat the pan well.
Thanks to this, the potato pancakes will turn out crispy and golden brown.
When they are done, place the treats on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
Now you know how to make delicious and flavorful potato pancakes. Your loved ones will definitely like them, so no one will refuse the treat!
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