Best German Style Crisp Potato Pancakes Recipes

GERMAN-STYLE CRISP POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the mashed potatoes with the lemon juice and stir well.
• In a dry bowl, combine the onion, caraway seeds, fresh parsley, flour, egg and milk.
• Stir in potatoes. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Over medium heat, melt 2 to 3 tablespoons of butter in a wide frying pan.
• When butter starts to foam add about 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture, spreading into a 4 inch pancake. Repeat to make 2 or 3 more cakes, enough to fill the pan but not overcrowd.
• Cook, turn once, until golden brown on both sides about 5 minutes per side. Add more butter as needed to fry pancakes.
• Using a wide spatula, lift pancakes from pan and transfer to warming tray in low oven at 200 degrees. Continue cooking remainder of potato mixture.
• Keep warm until ready to serve. Garnish with fresh parsley and top with sour cream if desired.

GERMAN POTATO PANCAKES (KARTOFFELPUFFER)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Wash, peel, and coarsely grate the potatoes.
• Place the grated potatoes in a clean dishcloth or cheesecloth and squeeze out as much of the liquid as you can into a bowl.
• Let the liquid stand a few minutes, then carefully spoon out and discard the top layer of liquid, leaving the potato starch at the bottom of the bowl.
• Add the potatoes back to the starch.
• Grate the onion over the potatoes.
• Add the salt, pepper, nutmeg, and egg. Mix thoroughly.
• Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet, preferably nonstick, until it begins to shimmer.
• Drop about 1/2 cup of potato mixture into the hot oil and flatten with the back of a spoon. Fry, undisturbed, 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels, and serve hot with applesauce and sour cream, if you like. Garnish with parsley, if desired.

POTATO PANCAKES - GERMAN STYLE

Steps:

• Keep potatoes covered with cold water until ready to grate in the food processor.
• Fit the medium shredding blade into food processor and shred potatoes and onion.
• Dry potatoes and onion between sheets of paper towel.
• In a large bowl combine potato mixture with eggs, flour, baking powder, parsley and salt. In a large skillet heat 1/8 inch vegetable oil until hot. Pour in 1/3 cup potato mixture, flattening with the back of a wooden spoon, and fry until crisp and golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per s ide. Drain on paper towel and keep warm in a 100 degree oven.
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GERMAN POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Mix in potatoes and onion.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. In batches, drop heaping tablespoonfuls of the potato mixture into the skillet. Press to flatten. Cook about 3 minutes on each side, until browned and crisp. Drain on paper towels.