Do you want to please your loved ones with a delicious dish? Then pay attention to potato pancakes.
Ruddy and very crispy potato pancakes are incredibly tender inside. You can cook them easily and quickly, without any difficulties. But it is worth arming yourself with some useful secrets.
Lucky Potato
The potatoes for making potato pancakes should be right. Choose those varieties that have the maximum amount of starch. The potatoes should be firm and ripe.
Their skin is rough and the middle has a yellowish tint. Such potatoes have a good taste and prevent pancakes from falling apart in the frying pan. Do not buy new potatoes, as they have too little starch.
Grate the potatoes
Use a fine-mesh grater to grate the peeled potatoes. This will prevent the mixture from turning dark. You can grind the potatoes in a meat grinder, but a food processor will also work. However, the most delicious potato pancakes are those that you grate the potatoes by hand.
Adding starch
When the potato mixture is ready, add two tablespoons of starch to it. This method is appropriate if you doubt that the purchased potatoes are starchy enough.
Adding flour
Do you see that the potato mixture is too liquid? Do not add too much flour.
Two tablespoons of this ingredient are enough. Otherwise, the mixture will be "rubbery", so you will not be able to make delicious and tasty potato pancakes.
Adding spices
It is not necessary to limit yourself to ground black pepper and salt. You can add any seasonings you like to the potato mixture. Thanks to this, the potato pancakes will acquire a brighter and more expressive taste, and will become appetizing and aromatic.
Rules for frying potato pancakes
You need to heat the oil very well in a cast iron or ceramic frying pan. Remember that it should cover the potato mixture halfway. This method will allow you to get really golden brown and very crispy potato pancakes that will cause genuine delight.
Using paper napkins
Do you want to get potato pancakes that won't spoil the meal with a lot of fat? Then it's worth putting them on paper napkins after cooking. The material will absorb excess fat, so the meal will be as enjoyable as possible.
