Potato pancakes in a frying pan

Lush, tender, ruddy and very tasty pancakes in a frying pan! This very simple Belarusian dish has not only many different recipes, but even different cooking methods. potato pancakes can not only be fried, but also baked in the oven. The second option can be classified as low-calorie and dietary, but the first option is faster and, of course, more delicious. Plump pancakes with a tender middle and a ruddy crispy crust will not leave anyone indifferent.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 12 % 4 g
Fats 30 % 10 g
Carbohydrates 58 % 19 g
168 kcal
GI: 68 / 0 / 32

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 25 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make potato pancakes in a frying pan? Prepare the ingredients. Take a deep frying pan for cooking them with a thick bottom and a lid. Wash, peel and grate the potatoes on a medium grater. If desired, it is fashionable to squeeze the potato minced meat from the juice, rinse it from excess starch, then the draniki will turn out snow-white. But it is better not to do this, then the draniki will be more delicious, crispy and ruddy.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Put the minced potatoes in a deep bowl. Add salt and ground black pepper to taste. Beat in one chicken egg.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Mix the mass so that the chicken egg and spices mix with the minced potatoes.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Add flour to the potato mass. Add it with a spoon in parts, mixing well each time to keep track of the consistency of the dough.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    It should turn out pretty thick, thicker than sour cream. Then the draniki will turn out to be plump and lush. Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan, heat it up.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Put one tablespoon of potato dough on a pancake, adjusting its edges, not allowing the dough to spread. When the potato dough grabs well, forming a good crust from below, cover the pan with a lid, make medium heat and fry for about 10 minutes. Then remove the lid, fry the pancakes for about 5 minutes, then turn over and fry until browned on the second side. So fry each batch of potato pancakes.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Remove them carefully with a wooden spatula on a plate covered with a napkin so that the remnants of vegetable oil drain off. Serve the draniki to the table with sour cream and fresh vegetables and herbs. Enjoy your meal!

Any oils are useful only until a certain temperature is reached - the point of smoking, at which the oil begins to burn and toxic substances, including carcinogens, are formed in it. How to determine the roasting temperature and choose the best oil for frying, and which is better not to use at all, read here .

Important! An incorrectly selected frying pan can ruin even the best recipe. All the details on how to choose the perfect frying pan for different dishes read here .

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Ripe potatoes - 80   kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70   kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380   kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82   kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74   kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192   kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325   kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80   kcal/100g
  • Table salt - 0   kcal/100g

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