Polish Potato Pancakes Wsour Cream Or Apple Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• 1. IF using a hand grater , grate on finest grate side, potatoes and onions. (if you have a food processor or blender(see *note below) with a grate button this will help speed up the process) .. once potatoes and onions are all grated, pour into med-lrg mixing bowl .. remove excess water ... add flour, egg, salt and pepper .. mix well .. put enough cooking oil in fry pan to cover entire bottom, heat fry pan just like you would making regular pancakes. Add about 1 1/2 heaping tablespoons of potato mixture for each pancake, using the back of spoon spread mixture out evenly forming a round circle ... fry until edges are a golden brown, turn pancakes over, fry until golden brown. Remove from fry pan placing on paper towel to drain excess grease. Add more oil to fry pan before making another batch, repeat this process for each batch. Serve warm with sour cream or apple sauce. Note: You can make extra , they freeze well . Defrost and heat in microware for about 1 minute for 3 pancakes.
• 2. *Note: If using a food processor or blender dice potatoes and onion.

Steps:

• Finely grate potatoes and rinse with cold water 3 times till water runs clear. Add potato, onion in a large bowl with garlic. Drain and press out as much moisture as possible, using paper towels.
• Add egg yolk, flour, salt, peppers and parsley. Mix thoroughly.
• Fold in egg white.
• In a heavy skillet, pour in 1/4-inch of the oil and heat over high heat. For each pancake, drop in a heaping tablespoon of the mixture and press down with spatula. Brown until crisp on both sides.
• Enjoyed season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Finely shred potatoes and apples; pat dry. Place in a bowl; add the eggs, onion, flour and salt and mix well. , In a skillet, heat 1/4 to 1/2 in. oil over medium-high heat. Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls into hot oil. Flatten to form 3-in. pancakes. Fry until golden brown; turn and cook the other side. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately with sour cream if desired.

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a medium saucepan with enough cold water to cover.
• Bring the water to a boil and cook the potatoes until fork tender.
• Drain the potatoes and return them to the pan and cook over low heat for 2-3 minutes more, shaking the pan.
• Transfer the potatoes to a mixing bowl.
• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add the shallots and cook until translucent, about 4-6 minutes.
• Add the butter, egg, salt and pepper to the potatoes and stir to combine.
• When cool, shape mixture into 8 small pancakes.
• Heat about 1/4 inch of oil in a skillet over high heat.
• Add the potato pancakes and cook 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
• Turn the cakes and reduce the heat to medium and cook for 2-3 minutes more.
• Drain the cakes on the paper towels and serve with applesauce.
• Homemade Applesauce: Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to simmer and cook until the apples are fork tender.
• Remove from the heat and mash all the ingredients together using a potato masher.
• Stir in the butter, if using.

Steps:

• Grate potatoes in long shreds, using smooth strokes to run across the large holes of a grater into a large bowl of cold water. Set a sieve or colander over a second bowl and drain potatoes, reserving liquid.
• Set liquid aside until starch sinks to bottom of bowl, about 10 minutes. Carefully pour liquid from bowl and discard, reserving milky residue (potato starch). Transfer potatoes to bowl with potato starch.
• Add onion to the bowl, then stir in eggs, beer, flour, and 1 teaspoon salt; season with pepper.
• Preheat oven to 200°F. Line a baking sheet with paper towels; set aside. In a heavy skillet, heat 1/2 inch oil. Spoon 1/4 cup potato mixture per pancake into skillet. (Make a few at a time, being careful that they don't run into one another.)
• Fry pancakes, flipping once, until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes total. Transfer to prepared baking sheet to drain and keep warm in oven while frying the rest. Serve warm with apple- sauce, sour cream, and caviar, if desired.