Potato pancakes with minced meat in a frying pan

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make draniki with minced meat? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Take minced meat from any meat that you like. If you buy ready-made, take high-quality, without additives. But it's better to make the stuffing yourself. I have pork and chicken. If the bulbs are small, take two. The more onions, the juicier and more tender the filling will turn out.

2. Step 2:

   

   Start with minced meat. Peel the onion, rinse and chop with a knife as small as possible. Draniki are fried quickly, so the onion should have time to cook. In a deep bowl, transfer the minced meat and onion. Add salt and a little ground black pepper.

3. Step 3:

   

   Knead the minced meat until smooth. It is most convenient to do this with your hands.

4. Step 4:

   

   Peel and rinse the potatoes. The color of the draniki depends on the potatoes - the young ones turn out lighter, the old ones - darker. In addition, the longer the grated potatoes are, the darker the pancakes will be. Therefore, before you start peeling potatoes, prepare everything for frying. Conveniently place a bowl of minced meat near the stove, put a frying pan with oil to warm up while on a small fire.

5. Step 5:

   

   Grate the potatoes on a fine grater. It is more convenient to do this in a combine, especially if you cook a large portion of draniki. Transfer the grated potatoes to a colander and, stirring the potatoes slightly, drain the excess liquid.

6. Step 6:

   

   Don't rush to pour it out! Along with the water, the starch, which is necessary for draniki to keep its shape and not fall apart during frying, has also gone. Carefully drain the water, and leave the starch that has settled to the bottom, add it to the potatoes. Don't try to drain all the water. It's okay if a little water comes back to the potatoes.

8. Step 7:

   

   Add a little salt and mix well.

9. Step 8:

   

   Make a big fire under the pan. I fry draniki on 8 out of 10. Put some potatoes in the palm of your hand, on top of a circle of minced meat.

10. Step 9:

    

    Cover the top with a small layer of potatoes, just enough to cover the minced meat. With the fingers of the other hand, gently shape the dranik into a round shape and transfer to a frying pan. If too much water is released from the potatoes, it needs to be drained. To do this, put a tablespoon horizontally in a bowl and deepen it to the edges - excess water will gradually drain into it.

11. Step 10:

    

    Fry the pancakes on high heat on both sides until golden brown for 3-4 minutes on each side. In the process, add oil as needed.

12. Step 11:

    

    If you want to remove excess oil from the pancakes, spread them from the pan on paper towels.