Ewa Michalik

Grated Potato Dumplings

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Food and Cooking of Poland: Traditions, Ingredients, Tastes and Techniques in Over 60 Classic Recipe
The Food and Cooking of Poland

By Ewa Michalik

Published 2008

  • About

These dumplings contain a mixture of mashed and grated potato, which gives them an interesting texture. They make an ideal accompaniment to many casseroled or braised meat dishes and can be served with fried cubes of pork fat.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg/2¼ lb potatoes, peeled
  • 2 eggs, beaten

Method

  1. Chop half the potatoes into chunks, then add to a pan of lightly salted boiling water. Cook for 10 minutes, or until soft. Drain the potatoes, then mash in a large bowl.

  2. Grate the remaining raw potatoes and squeeze in a sieve to remove the excess