Potato Pancakes I

This is a traditional potato pancake recipe, and is a wonderful comfort food. Serve with applesauce and sour cream for a light dinner, or with roast chicken for a hearty winter meal. You can use more flour if the mixture seems too wet.

Recipe «Potato Pancakes I» presented in category Recipes / Health, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author shef would need: 4 large potatoes, 1 yellow onion, 1 egg, beaten, 1 tsp salt, 2 tbsp all-purpose flour , ground black pepper to taste, 2 cups vegetable oil for frying .

Ingredients:

• 4 large potatoes 
• 1 yellow onion 
• 1 egg, beaten 
• 1 tsp salt 
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 
• ground black pepper to taste 
• 2 cups vegetable oil for frying 

Instructions

1. Finely grate potatoes with onion into a large bowl. Drain off any excess liquid.
2. Mix in egg, salt, and black pepper. Add enough flour to make mixture thick, about 2 to 4 tablespoons all together.
3. Turn oven to low, about 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
4. 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.