Potato Pancakes

Name: Potato Pancakes (Bramboráky/Zemiakové placky)
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 6 large waxy potatoes, peeled; 2 eggs, beaten; 1-2 garlic cloves, crushed; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup plain flour; 5 ml/1 tsp chopped fresh marjoram; 50 g/2 oz/4 tbsp butter; 60 ml/4 tbsp oil; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; sour cream, chopped fresh parsley and a tomato salad, to serve; sour cream, chopped fresh parsley and a tomato salad, to serve; sour cream, chopped fresh parsley and a tomato salad, to serve

Bramboráky/Zemiakové placky

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Czech & Slovak Food and Cooking

By Ivana Veruzabova

Published 2015

About

These little snacks are popular street food in the Czech Republic, available at roadside stalls and cafés. Quick and easy to make, they are a tasty adaptation of the classic flour-based pancake.

Ingredients

6 large waxy potatoes, peeled
2 eggs, beaten
1-2 garlic cloves, crushed

Europe
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Cake
Snack
Vegetarian

Method

Grate the potatoes and squeeze dry, using a dish towel.
Put the potatoes in a bowl with the eggs, garlic, flour, marjoram and seasoning and mix well.
Heat half the butter and oil together in a large frying pan then add large spoonfuls of