German potato pancakes

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    4 -6

  • Calories

    205 kcal

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    German

German potato pancakes

German potato pancakes are a classic snack at Oktoberfest, but they're tasty any time (and as a side dish, too).

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 ¼ lb potato peeled weight
  • ½ onion large
  • 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour plain flour
  • 1 egg
  • salt a few grinds of
  • black pepper a few grinds of
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg optional
  • 3 tablespoon vegetable oil or sunflower, or more as needed for shallow frying

Instructions

  1. Finely grate the potatoes and onion into a strainer over a bowl and gently squeeze out the excess liquid as you go so that it drains into the bowl. Once you have finished, pour out the majority of the liquid from the bowl leaving just the thick white potato starch at the bottom.
  2. Add the egg to the potato starch and lightly whisk, then add the potato, onion, flour, a few grindings of salt and pepper and the nutmeg, if using. Mix well. (Note if you already lightly beat the egg you can just add it in with everything else.)
  3. Heat a thin layer of oil in a skillet/frying pan over a medium-high heat and add heaped spoonfuls of the mixture to the pan. Press down the spoonfuls with the back of a spatula/fish slice or spoon to make them relatively tightly held together and flat.
  4. Cook the pancakes for a few minutes each side until golden brown, adding more oil to the skillet/pan as needed to keep a thin layer. Once browned and crisp on both sides, remove and drain on kitchen paper before serving.
  5. If you are cooking all at once and not serving as you go, then cover while draining on paper and quickly re-heat in the pan once all are cooked and you are about to serve.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 205kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 21g (7%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Cholesterol 40mg (13%) Sodium 30mg (1%) Potassium 620mg (13%) Fiber 3g (12%) Vitamin A 60IU (1%) Vitamin C 17.2mg (19%) Calcium 52mg (5%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4-6

Amount Per Serving

Calories 205 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 205kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 21g 7%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 40mg 13%
Sodium 30mg 1%
Potassium 620mg 13%
Fiber 3g 12%
Vitamin A 60IU 1%
Vitamin C 17.2mg 19%
Calcium 52mg 5%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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