Potato Pancakes Placki Kartoflane Recipes

Steps:

• For the Hungarian-style tomato-beef sauce: Place the ground beef in a large skillet. Brown the ground beef and put on the side. In a different saute pan, add the vegetable oil and heat. Add the onions and saute for 2 minutes. Add the green and red bell peppers and saute for another 2 minutes. Add the canned tomatoes, paprika, crushed red pepper, garlic, cayenne and the browned ground beef. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover the pan and cook on low heat for up to 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Please note that the sauce can be made in advance.
• For the potato pancakes (placki):Combine the potatoes, onion, eggs and flour in a large bowl and mix well. Add salt and pepper. The mixture will be on the thicker side. Heat the oil in a heavy skillet. Place 2 tablespoons of the mixture into the hot oil, and flatten down gently with a spoon. Turn the heat to medium. Cook until the are golden brown on each side.
• To serve, place 2 tablespoons of sauce on top of 2-4 pancakes and garnish with a tablespoon of sour cream and parsley.

Steps:

• 1. Put potatoes in blender or processor and turn to a pulpy consistancy. Add onion and seasoning and blend. Add egg and flour. Mix should be gooey and not fall apart easy. If not gooey add second egg. Add more flour for binding if needed. Mix should drop from spoon not pour from it.
• 2. Heat oil in fry pan and when water beads when dropped in, add mix by large tablespoonfuls to oil. Cook until crispy on one side, then flip over and do the same on other side. (about five or six minutes each side)
• 3. Transfer to plate with paper towel to catch extra grease. Serve hot so they are crispy when serving. Yop with sour cream or applesauce if desired

Steps:

• Grate potatoes, and onion together in large bowl. Add salt,pepper,eggs,onion and enough flour to hold together. Add oil to frying pan, on med high heat. Drop mixture by tablespoon into pan and fry until well done and turn once.Drain on paper towel, and serve with dollop of sour cream on top