Draniki

Traditional belarusian potato pancakes recipe.

Draniki is a belarusian style shallow fried potato pancakes made of grated potatoes. It is a traditional belarusian dish still very popular in present day Belarus. There are many variations of this simple recipe, on of them we present here.

Ingredients (2 servings):

• 5 Large potatoes;
  
• 1 Egg;
  
• 1 medium Onion;
  
• Black pepper 0.5 tea spoon;
  
• Salt to taste;
• Sunflower Oil 7-8 tbl. spoons;

Cooking Instructions:

First of all you will need a grater to grate potatoes and onions. Be sure that you use appropriate side of grater as shown on the picture so you don't grate potatoes into strips but rather into liquid mass. That what makes draniki unique.

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Prepare ingredients. Peel potatoes and onion.

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Grate potatoes and onions into a bowl

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Add salt, pepper, egg and mix together. The substance should not be liquid, and should not be too thick, drain excess potato juice or add some flour to achieve required level of liquidity.

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Heat the frying pan, pour 1 tbl. spoon of sunflower oil onto it.

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Dump a full table spoon of mixture form the bowl onto the frying pan and from a small about quarter inch thick pancake. Cook on high for 2-3 minutes and then flip over.

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Cook another 2-3 minutes until golden brown.

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Serve hot with sour cream.

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Enjoy your meal!