Draniki recipe

Belarusian pancakes of raw grated potato, squeezed dry and bound only by the potato's own starch returned to the bowl.

35 minuteseasy8 ingredients

Ingredients

• 800 g potatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 egg
• 30 g wheat flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 3 tbsp sunflower oil
• 100 g sour cream

How to make Draniki

1. Grate 1 onion into a bowl first, then grate 800 g of peeled raw potatoes on top of it. The onion juice keeps the potato from going grey.
2. Tip the mixture into a sieve or cloth over a second bowl and squeeze out the liquid firmly.
3. Let the squeezed liquid stand 2 minutes: a white layer of starch settles at the bottom. Pour off the clear water and scrape that starch back into the potatoes. This is what binds the pancakes.
4. Mix in 1 egg, 30 g of flour, 1 teaspoon of salt and a pinch of black pepper. The batter should be thick and just hold together.
5. Heat 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil in a pan over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Cold oil is what makes them soggy.
6. Drop heaped tablespoons of batter and flatten to 8 cm discs, leaving space between them.
7. Fry 3 to 4 minutes per side until deep golden and crisp at the edges, adding oil between batches.
8. Drain briefly on paper and serve hot with cold sour cream.

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