Potato Pancake Appetizers Food

POTATO PANCAKES I

Steps:

• Finely grate potatoes with onion into a large bowl. Drain off any excess liquid.
• Mix in egg, salt, and black pepper. Add enough flour to make mixture thick, about 2 to 4 tablespoons all together.
• Turn oven to low, about 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Heat 1/4 inch oil in the bottom of a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Drop two or three 1/4 cup mounds into hot oil, and flatten to make 1/2 inch thick pancakes. Fry, turning once, until golden brown. Transfer to paper towel lined plates to drain, and keep warm in low oven until serving time. Repeat until all potato mixture is used.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Set a large strainer or colander over a bowl and line it with a clean kitchen towel. Using a box grater, grate the potatoes and onion into the strainer. Using the towel, squeeze as much liquid from the potatoes and onion as possible. Transfer the mixture to another bowl and stir in the flour, eggs, chives, baking powder, salt and pepper.
• Coat the bottom of an 8-inch nonstick skillet with oil and add a couple of tablespoons of butter. Heat over medium heat until the butter foam subsides. Spoon about 1 3/4 cups of the potato mixture into the pan and press to fill the circumference. Fry over medium heat, flipping once, until the pancake is golden and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain the pancake on a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining batter.

DERUNY (UKRAINIAN POTATO PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Peel 4 large Yukon potatoes and 1 small yellow onion. Line a sieve with a large bowl so that potatoes will drain while you finish grating. Into a sieve, grate potatoes and onion onto the star-shaped hole on grater, taking turns. Onion juice will prevent potatoes from browning. Dispose most of the potato juice from bowl underneath the sieve, but do not wash the potato starch. Keep the potato starch and add the grated potatoes and onions to the bowl with starch.
• Add 3 tbsp all-purpose flour, 1 egg, 1 tsp fine salt and 1/4 tsp baking soda into the potato mixture. Mix well until incorporated. Potato batter will be thick, but still liquid enough to spoon.
• Heat 2-3 tbsp of grapeseed oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon of potato mixture to make pancakes, about 1" apart. Fry on each side until golden brown (about 3-4 mins each side). Repeat the same procedure for the remaining batter. Serve deruny warm with a dollop of sour cream.

POTATO PANCAKE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In bowl, mix egg, flour, salt and pepper.
• Grate carrots and add to bowl.
• Shred or grate raw potatoes.
• Wrap in several layers of paper towels to remove all excess moisture.
• Add to bowl.
• Stir to mix all ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Spray two baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray.
• Drop heaping tablespoon of potato mixture onto baking sheet, about 2-inches apart, and flatten with spatula to make pancakes.
• Bake 10-15 minutes or until bottom is lightly browned.
• Turn pancakes and bake an additional 8-10 minutes or until golden brown on bottom and potatoes are done.
• TO SERVE: Place pancakes on platter and top each with sour cream and sprinkle with chives and onions.
• Serve hot.
• QUICKER METHOD: These pancakes can be cooked on top of the stove just like regular pancakes.

KARTOFFELPUFFER GERMAN POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Place grated potatoes in a colander or clean dish towel and press or wring out the liquid with your hands.
• Add to a medium bowl with the onion, eggs, garlic, flour, and salt. Stir until well-combined. If the mixture is too wet, add flour by the teaspoonful and stir until the mixture is tacky.
• Add about 3-4 tablespoons canola oil to a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, add ⅓- ½ cup scoops of the potato mixture to the pan. Flatten them into pancakes with the back of a spoon. You will need to work in batches, making sure not to crowd the pan.
• Fry about 3-5 minutes on each side, until golden brown and crispy on the outside. Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet.
• Serve immediately with your choice of toppings.

POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Grate the peeled potatoes in a bowl. Rinse and drain the grated potatoes before combining them with grated onion and egg. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Whisk the mixture together. Sift all-purpose flour and add to the mixture, stir to mix well.
• Heat a skillet with oil on medium-high. Drop about two tablespoons of the potato mixture into the skillet and flatten it with the back of the spoon. Fry each side of the potato pancake for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
• Dish out the potato pancakes to a plate lined with paper towels Serve warm with sour cream on the side. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley.

GERMAN POTATO PANCAKES RECIPE (KARTOFFELPUFFER)

Steps:

• Use a clean kitchen towel to wrap the grated potatoes.
• Squeeze as much liquid as you can out of the potatoes.
• Transfer the squeezed potatoes into a medium-sized bowl and add salt, pepper, a pinch of nutmeg, and yolks.
• Mix evenly.
• Using a medium to a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Once the oil is ready, use a spoon to scoop a portion of the potato pancake mixture and place it carefully in the pan.
• Use the same spoon to flatten the pancake and form it into a round shape.
• Repeat until enough potato pancakes are in the pan --- and try to keep some distance in between.
• Cook kartoffelpuffer on both sides, then remove them once they're golden in color.
• Place the potato pancakes on kitchen paper to drain any excess oil.
• Serve your kartoffelpuffer right away --- with some applesauce, as the locals do.