German Potato Pancakes

Name: German Potato Pancakes
Ingredients: 1 large onion, grated; 2 medium potatoes, peeled and grated; ½ teaspoon granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon caraway seeds; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons bacon fat; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Clay-Pot Cookbook

By Georgia Sales

Published 1974

About

This Old World recipe for Kartoffelpfannkiichen comes from Georgia's grandmother, and it is one of the few recipes in this book that does not use the clay pot. It makes the perfect companion for Bavarian Ham cooked in beer or Old Munich Sauerbraten.

Ingredients

2 medium potatoes, peeled and grated
1 large onion, grated
1 egg

Side dish

Method

Combine all the ingredients except the bacon fat in a bowl. Heat the bacon fat in a frying pan until very hot. Place dollops of pancake batter in hot pan and flatten each until pan is filled with very thin 3-inch pancakes. Cook until the underside is golden brown, then turn to brown other side.