How To Make Potato Pancakes

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 8 mins
Total: 23 mins
American
6-8pancake serving
Ingredients:

    ▢ 1 ½ pound (680 g) potatoes (about 2 medium or any variety of starchy potatoes)
    ▢ ½ medium onion , diced
    ▢ 3 tablespoons (30 g) all-purpose flour
    ▢ 1 teaspoon (3 g) garlic powder
    ▢ 1 teaspoon (5 g) salt
    ▢ ½ teaspoon (1 g) freshly ground black pepper
    ▢ ¼ teaspoon (0.50 g) ground nutmeg
    ▢ 1 large egg
    ▢ ¼ cup (59 ml) canola oil to fry

Instructions

    Peel and grate potatoes using the medium side of a box grater.
    Place the potato into a fine strainer or cheesecloth and try to squeeze as much liquid as you can into a bowl.
    Return the potato into a medium bowl and add onions, flour, garlic, salt, black pepper, nutmeg and eggs. Mix everything well until fully combined.
    Heat oil (about 2 tablespoons) in a large, non-stick skillet or cast iron over medium- high heat. Drop about 1/4 cup potato mixture into hot oil, and press lightly to flatten with the back of a spoon to make 1/2 inch thick pancakes. Fry, turning once, until golden brown for about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Cook about 3 to 4 patties at a time.
    Transfer pancakes to paper towel to absorb the excess oil. Repeat until all potato batter is used.
    Serve with applesauce and or sour cream.

Tips & Notes:

    To avoid mushy potato pancakes, you need to squeeze as much liquid as possible from the grated potatoes using a fine strainer or cheesecloth.
    If you want to avoid the greasing elbow of grating, you can use a food processor instead. Peel them first and cube before transferring into the food processor. Process for about 2 minutes or until no lumps are visible. Then strain the processed potatoes as per step # 2 and proceed as directed.
    If you're batter is a bit runny for you, add a tablespoon more of flour and mix well.
    Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1piece| Calories: 168kcal (8%)| Carbohydrates: 18g (6%)| Protein: 3g (6%)| Fat: 9g (14%)| Sodium: 399mg (17%)| Potassium: 487mg (14%)| Fiber: 3g (13%)| Vitamin C: 13.6mg (16%)| Calcium: 36mg (4%)| Iron: 3.9mg (22%)