Potato pancakes with smoked salmon

Name: Potato pancakes with smoked salmon (Reibekuchen mit Lachs aus dem Rauch)
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1.5 kg/3 lb potatoes, peeled and finely grated; 3 onions, finely chopped; 10 ml/2 tsp plain (all-purpose) flour; 3 eggs; pinch of freshly grated nutmeg; sunflower oil, for frying; 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup sour cream; juice of ½ lemon; handful each of fresh parsley, chives and dill, finely chopped; handful each of fresh parsley, chives and dill, finely chopped; handful each of fresh parsley, chives and dill, finely chopped; pinch of sugar; salt and ground white pepper; salt and ground white pepper; 12 slices smoked salmon; salad leaves, to garnish

Reibekuchen mit Lachs aus dem Rauch

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Germany

By Mirko Trenkner

Published 2009

About

Potato pancakes are very easy to make and can be served in many different ways, both savoury and sweet. Here, they are partnered with smoked salmon and a cool sour cream dressing with fresh herbs, but you can use any other smoked fish you prefer, or try them for breakfast with fried eggs.

Ingredients

For the pancakes

1.5 kg/3 lb potatoes, peeled and finely grated
3 onions, finely chopped

Europe
Germany
Fish course
Breakfast
Pescatarian

Method

To make the pancakes, mix the potatoes, onions, flour and eggs together and season with nutmeg, salt and pepper. Heat some oil in a frying pan over high heat.
Drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the pan to form small pancakes, about 6cm/2½in in diameter and 1cm/½in thick, and fry for 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove and drain on kitchen paper while you cook the