For some reason, it is believed that potato pancakes are a dish of particular simplicity, and to make it, let's say, is a snap. But the only thing that has a bluish tint and a sticky consistency is not potato pancakes. These are ineptly cooked potato pancakes.

By the way, several world cuisines argue about whose dish it is. Somehow it so happened that it is considered a traditionally Belarusian dish. But Ukrainians will correct you and say that these are not potato pancakes at all, but potato pancakes and a dish related to their cuisine, and Jews will answer that latkes (this is again pancakes) is one of the main dishes on Hanukkah and can be ordered in the most prestigious restaurants. These are not simple ones, potato pancakes, or terunets, or kremzliks, or ...

If you do not succeed (or you get potato pancakes as described above with blue), then read carefully, strictly follow the recipe and get the correct, most tender, sunny pancakes.

Since there are a lot of recipes for cooking, we will narrow this circle down to a basic recipe, then complicate it a little, and then slightly change it. The main goal is to understand all the principles and subtleties of cooking potato pancakes. Join, it will be exciting, because you will learn a lot of secrets.

Basic recipe for potato pancakes

Anyway, potato pancakes are grated potatoes. That's the whole secret.

Ingredients

• potatoes - 5 large
• half onion
• flour - 2 tbsp. spoons
• eggs - 2
• salt, pepper to your taste
• vegetable oil for frying

How to cook potato pancakes

Grate potatoes and onions on a fine grater (with the smallest round holes). If you have an assistant (harvester), then the task of making a lot of potato pancakes is greatly simplified.

First, grate the onion and place it in a bowl.

Secret first. Onions, being oxidized, do not darken the potatoes. Therefore, firstly, the finished pancakes will have a golden color, and, secondly, there is no need to rush, fearing that the potatoes will darken.

Second secret. Potato pancakes are also called potato pancakes, hence the misconception that the consistency of pancakes should be similar to the consistency of pancake dough.

We will not be mistaken, therefore, we will remove all the liquid from the potatoes and other products that will be used.

To do this, flip the potatoes and onions in a colander, and when the liquid drains, squeeze it out - there should only be a "dry residue" at the exit. Add salt, pepper, egg and flour and mix thoroughly.

Add salt, pepper, egg and flour and mix thoroughly.

Fry in a preheated skillet with vegetable oil, spreading the pancakes with a tablespoon.

Don't make them too thick, smooth with the back of a spoon.

The third secret : fry over medium heat - potatoes should cook well inside too.

The fourth secret: put potato pancakes on a paper napkin, which will take away excess oil, because they are best served with sour cream, and so much fat is not very useful, albeit tasty.

The fifth secret: if you want crispy pancakes, do not stack in a pile, lay out in one layer.

Serve potato pancakes immediately, while they are hot. With sour cream, into which be sure to cut the greens.

On a note... If you need to serve a large number of fried pancakes, then turn on the oven (t 120-140), cover the baking sheet with parchment and put the pancakes from the pan on it. When everything is overcooked, place the baking sheet in a warm oven until serving, but not too long so that the pancakes do not dry out.

Potato pancakes with filling

Yes, if to basic recipe add the filling, you get a new dish. And although potatoes never get bored, you still want variety. What kind of filling to take? Imagine boiled potatoes or fried, with what would you eat it? Yes, with anything. This is exactly this "anything" and can be an addition. For example, Belarusians prefer to add meat, an excellent addition is the most different vegetables: eggplant, Bell pepper, garlic, mushrooms, zucchini and others. Or sauerkraut.

Replace the flour with starch to make it completely potato.

Ingredients for the recipe

• potatoes - 3 pcs.
• bow - 1
• sauerkraut - 130 grams
• egg - 1
• potato starch - 1 tbsp. spoon
• vegetable oil to fry

How to cook stuffed potato pancakes

Finely grate the onions and potatoes, discard in a colander.
Cut the cabbage very finely.
Squeeze out potatoes and cabbage and place in a bowl.

Break the egg into a small bowl, loosen and pour over the potatoes. Add starch, stir.

Fry, as in the first case, in vegetable oil, medium heat. Place on a napkin.
Serve hot.

Potato pancakes with carrots

Why with carrots? Because she and the potatoes are very tasty combination... Carrots give tenderness and sweetness to potatoes, and potatoes endow carrots with satiety.

But so that life does not seem like a culinary paradise, we will make potato pancakes, grated on a coarse grater.

Ingredients for the recipe

• potatoes - 4
• carrots - 1 medium
• greens, salt, pepper - to taste
• egg - 1
• flour - 2 tbsp. spoons

How to cook potato pancakes with carrots

Grate the carrots and potatoes on a coarse grater. Place in a colander, then squeeze and transfer to a bowl. By the way, there is much less liquid from coarsely grated potatoes.

Add egg and finely chopped herbs, salt and pepper. Stir.

Add flour and mix well again.
Fry over medium heat in vegetable oil.

Serve hot with sour cream.

ON A NOTE

Having tried variations with finely and coarsely grated potatoes, you will understand which one you like best. But this is not a reason to stop, because you can combine, for example, finely and medium grated potatoes - you get a soft center and a crispy top.

If some vegetables rub badly on a fine grater, pass them through a meat grinder.

P. S. It seems that we diligently revealed all the secrets of cooking potato pancakes, and they are clearly visible on your monitor. Or have we forgotten something? .. Then remind me, please, in the comments everything that you think is necessary, important and useful.

Fry the pancakes over medium heat until golden brown.
Turn over and fry on the other side, until tender.

Potato pancakes are prepared quickly, it is enough to fry them on both sides until golden brown and they will be completely fried during this time. But, if desired, you can additionally extinguish them a little under the lid, adding a little water.

Serve hot potato pancakes with sour cream.

Enjoy your meal!

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RECIPE IN ENGLISH

POTATO PANKACES WITH SOURCREAM

prep: 20 mins
cook: 20 mins
total: 40 mins

Makes: 15-20 potato pancakes

Ingredients
6-8 Yukon Gold potatoes (700 grams)
1 medium yellow onion
1 egg
2-3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
vegetable oil for frying
sour cream to serve

PREPARATION

1. Peel the potatoes, wash them and put in cold water to prevent them from turning brown. Using a grater or a food processor finely grate the potatoes and onion into a large bowl. You can drain off any excess liquid (I don "t always do that).
Mix in egg, salt, freshly ground black pepper and add enough flour to make the mixture thick.

2. Heat some oil in the bottom of a non-stick pan over medium heat.
Pour one portion of potato mixture in a hot pan (using little less than 1/4 cup for each pancake) and flatten to make 1/2 inch thick pancakes. Fry pancakes for 2-3 minutes until golden. Then turn upside down and brown the other side. Remove them from the pan and place to paper towels to absorb excess oil.
Repeat the same steps until all potato mixture is used.

8. Serve potato pancakes hot with sour cream and chopped dill or parsley.

Enjoy your potato pancakes!

Classic potato pancakes are rightfully considered a cult dish and a visiting card of Belarusian cuisine. Delicate potato pancakes, fried until crispy golden brown, are fantastically delicious, incredibly satisfying and so home-like! It is no wonder that this dish has taken root in our country as well, since the food is really very tasty. There are a huge number of variations on the theme of potato pancakes: potatoes go well with zucchini, pumpkin, herbs, mushrooms, meat and even sausage, as well as with the addition of eggs. About the fastest and delicious recipes potato pancakes and will be discussed in our today's article.

Potato pancakes with minced meat - a step by step recipe

Better than traditional potato pancakes can only be pancakes with meat - the so-called "sorcerers". A successful combination of potatoes and meat will turn even an ordinary everyday meal into a real feast of taste!

Required Ingredients:

• potatoes - 800 gr.
• beef - 400 gr.
• onions - 2 pcs.
• wheat flour - 1 tbsp.
• sour cream 20% fat - 2 tablespoons
• sunflower oil
• ground pepper, salt

Step-by-step instruction

Potato pancakes with mushrooms and cheese - a step by step recipe

Juicy potato pancakes baked with mushrooms under cheese filling are another interpretation of the classic pancakes. The final dish turns out to be very tasty, nutritious and aesthetic with a minimum of spent culinary efforts.

Required Ingredients:

• potatoes - 800 gr.
• champignons - 300 gr.
• milk - 40 ml
• onions - 2 pcs.
• heavy cream - 180 ml
• egg whites - 2 pcs.
• butter - 40 gr.
• hard cheese - 120 g
• vegetable oil
• fresh herbs
• ground pepper, salt

Step-by-step instruction

1. First, prepare a mushroom blank. Mix the mushrooms cut into thin slices with chopped onions and fry in melted butter until golden. Season the finished filling with herbs and spices to taste.
2. Then grate the peeled potatoes and immediately pour over the warmed milk so that the potato pancakes do not darken during the cooking process. After 5-7 minutes, squeeze the potato mass with a two-layer gauze and mix with whipped egg whites, pepper and salt.
3. Then quickly fry potato pancakes in a red-hot sunflower oil until mouth-watering ruddy.

   On a note! To prevent the pancakes from getting too oily, after frying, lay them on a paper towel - it will quickly and effectively absorb excess fat.

4. Transfer the finished pancakes to a baking sheet lined with parchment. Place a slide on top of each cake mushroom filling and cover with cream, pre-mixed with grated cheese. Bake fluffy potato pancakes in an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 20-25 minutes.

Potato pancake sauce - a step by step recipe

An ideal complement to golden pancakes will be the original sour cream sauce. Main ingredient this dressing is a pickle. It is he who gives the sauce a piquant sourness and a pleasant aroma.

Required Ingredients:

• cottage cheese 5% fat - 80 gr.
• sour cream 15% fat - 200 gr.
• homemade mayonnaise- 130 gr.
• garlic - 2 cloves
• pickle- 1 PC.
• fresh dill
• ground pepper, salt

Step-by-step instruction

1. First, use a spoon to grind the curd through a sieve. Then add homemade mayonnaise and sour cream to it.

   On a note! If you replace homemade mayonnaise with Dijon mustard, then the sauce will turn out to be more expressive and rich.

2. Next, chop fresh dill, pickled cucumber and garlic cloves. Combine the spices with the curd base.
3. Season the mass to taste with salt, pepper and mix thoroughly until a paste-like consistency.

Also, recipes for potato pancakes can be seen in the program Vse Buda Kind (a poster / TV program on the Internet will help you find the issue you need), a recipe from Alla Kovalchuk, as well as potato pancakes prepared by Anastasia Skripkina /

dear chefs, who remembers how to cook potato pancakes? =)) and got the best answer

Answer from Akimoff [guru]
Draniki (potato pancakes)

Draniki - a dish of Belarusian cuisine

potatoes - 6 pcs,
egg - 1 pc,
flour - 2 tablespoons,
onion - 1 pc,
vegetable oil,
salt,
pepper

Preparation

Wash the potatoes, peel, rinse again and grate on a fine grater.
Peel the onion and also finely grate it.
Combine potatoes and onions.

Add egg, flour, salt, pepper and mix well until smooth.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and spread the potato mass with a tablespoon in the form of small cakes.

Fry the pancakes on one side ~ 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
Then turn over to the other side, fry for ~ 1-2 minutes on a slightly stronger than medium heat, then reduce heat, cover and bring to readiness for another ~ 3-4 minutes.
Serve hot, sprinkled with sour cream.
2) Pancakes with meat (Sorcerers)

recipe for pancakes with meat

minced meat (pork + beef) - 300 g,
onion - 1 pc,
potatoes (large) - 6-8 pcs,
eggs - 2 pcs,
flour - 1-2 tablespoons,
salt,
pepper,
vegetable oil,
sour cream

Preparation

Peel and grate the potatoes.
Add flour, salt, pepper, eggs - mix everything well.

Minced meat, salt and pepper, add finely chopped onion and mix well (you can add a little water to the minced meat).

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and spread the potato mass in the form of pancakes (for one potato pancake ~ 1.5-2 tbsp. L. potato mass) .
Form a small tortilla from the minced meat, put on top of the potato pancake and pour ~ 1 tablespoon potato dough.

Fry the pancakes on one side until golden brown.
Then turn the potato pancakes, cover the pan with a lid, reduce heat and bring to readiness ~ 5-6 minutes.
Serve hot pancakes with sour cream.

Answer from Oldi[guru]
potatoes - 6 pieces, egg - 1 piece, flour - 2 tablespoons, onions - 1 piece, vegetable oil, salt, pepper Preparation Wash potatoes, peel, rinse again and grate on a fine grater. Peel the onion and also finely grate it. Combine potatoes and onions. Pancakes (potato pancakes) Add egg, flour, salt, pepper and mix well until smooth. Pancakes (potato pancakes) Pancakes (potato pancakes) Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and spread the potato mass with a tablespoon in the form of small tortillas. Pancakes (potato pancakes) Fry pancakes on one side ~ 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Then turn over to the other side, fry for ~ 1-2 minutes on a slightly stronger than medium heat, then reduce heat, cover and bring to readiness for another ~ 3-4 minutes. Serve hot, sprinkled with sour cream.

Answer from Daniil Aldoshin[guru]
Anything you want here. ()

Answer from Ђatiana Bizina[guru]
Potatoes, eggs, onions and flour. Salt and pepper to taste.

Answer from Olga[guru]
The third is 6 potatoes, 1 onion on a grater. Add 2 tablespoons of flour and 1 egg, salt, pepper ... mix everything and put the mixture one tablespoon on hot skillet with rast. oil!

Answer from Kitty[guru]
very simple, I do this: clean 6 pieces. potatoes, finely grated or minced, + 3 raw eggs, + 0.5 cups semolina, salt to taste and put on a hot frying pan with butter with a spoon

Answer from Mariposa[active]
Ingredients potatoes - 6 pieces, egg - 1 piece, flour - 2 tablespoons, onions - 1 piece, vegetable oil, salt, pepper Preparation Wash potatoes, peel, rinse again and grate on a fine grater. Peel the onion and also finely grate it. Combine potatoes and onions. Add egg, flour, salt, pepper and mix well until smooth. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and spread the potato mass with a tablespoon in the form of small cakes. Fry the pancakes on one side ~ 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Then turn over to the other side, fry for ~ 1-2 minutes on a slightly stronger than medium heat, then reduce heat, cover and bring to readiness for another ~ 3-4 minutes. Serve hot, sprinkled with sour cream.

Answer from Natalia Kovaleva[guru]
For eight large potatoes, one large onion and 4 cloves of garlic. Through a meat grinder. Season with salt, squeeze the juice, add an egg, half a glass of flour and fry in boiling oil, covering the potato pancakes to the brim. Turn over as the edge turns red. Served with sour cream and herbs. Do not eat your hands

Answer from old[guru]
Has someone already forgotten? Grate potatoes, 1 egg, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flour - mix and spread with a tablespoon in a well-heated frying pan with vegetable oil. And what kind of gravy you like.

Answer from Dianka Bulgarians[guru]
Potato pancakes with mushrooms Ingredients 700 g potatoes 400 g frozen or fresh mushrooms 250 g onions 1-2 tbsp. l. flour 1 egg salt pepper vegetable oil for frying Cooking recipe Finely chop the onion. Finely chop the mushrooms. Fry the onions in vegetable oil. Add mushrooms, salt, fry until tender. Peel potatoes, grate on a medium grater. Salt and pepper the potatoes. Add egg, mushrooms, mix. Add flour, mix well. Put a tablespoon in a frying pan with heated vegetable oil. Fry on both sides until golden brown. Serve with sour cream. Bon Appetit! Recipe from Anastasia Skripkina

Answer from Bagheera[guru]
grate potatoes + cottage cheese + salt + egg + 1 onion + a couple of tablespoons of flour, since I have a large family of potatoes I take 1.5 kg, and cottage cheese 0.5 kg

Answer from Evgeniya Taratutina[guru]
Boil potatoes in their skins. Clean. mince. Add salt, finely chopped onion and egg. Flour to make it work soft dough... Minced meat like dumplings. Roll out tightly like dumplings. Put the minced meat on one circle, close it with another circle, pinch the edges. Fry like ordinary pies... Try it delicious.

Answer from User deleted[guru]
2-3 large potatoes, finely grated, add egg, salt, 3-4 tbsp. tablespoons of flour. I put the dough with a dessert spoon on a preheated and generously greased frying pan. The smaller the better the baked and crunchy! \

Answer from [email protected] [guru]
Wash the potatoes, peel, rinse again and grate on a fine grater. Peel the onion and also finely grate it. Combine potatoes and onions. Add egg, flour, salt, pepper and mix well until smooth. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and spread the potato mass with a tablespoon in the form of small flat cakes. Fry potato pancakes on one side ~ 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Then turn over to the other side, fry for ~ 1-2 minutes on a slightly stronger than medium heat, then reduce heat, cover and bring to readiness for another ~ 3-4 minutes. Serve hot with sour cream.

Answer from Oksana Kiseleva[guru]
Three raw potatoes on a fine grater, three large onions on a fine grater too, add an egg, salt, pepper to taste, quite a bit of flour / a spoonful of cards. starch /. Fry on rast. oil. Serve with sour cream. Can be made with cheese or minced meat in the middle To do this, put a spoonful of potato mass, a little minced meat, / salted cheese /, on top, another spoonful of potato mass. They will be thicker, respectively, fry them longer and less fire. There are also potato pancakes in Hutsul: This is one huge pancake for the whole frying pan, and they are put on it when serving vegetable stew And another question: WHY DOES NO ONE RUB ONION INTO THE MASS? It is necessary

dear chefs, who remembers how to cook potato pancakes? =)) and got the best answer

Answer from Akimoff [guru]
Draniki (potato pancakes)

Draniki - a dish of Belarusian cuisine

potatoes - 6 pcs,
egg - 1 pc,
flour - 2 tablespoons,
onion - 1 pc,
vegetable oil,
salt,
pepper

Preparation

Wash the potatoes, peel, rinse again and grate on a fine grater.
Peel the onion and also finely grate it.
Combine potatoes and onions.

Add egg, flour, salt, pepper and mix well until smooth.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and spread the potato mass with a tablespoon in the form of small cakes.

Fry the pancakes on one side ~ 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
Then turn over to the other side, fry for ~ 1-2 minutes on a slightly stronger than medium heat, then reduce heat, cover and bring to readiness for another ~ 3-4 minutes.
Serve hot, sprinkled with sour cream.
2) Pancakes with meat (Sorcerers)

recipe for pancakes with meat

minced meat (pork + beef) - 300 g,
onion - 1 pc,
potatoes (large) - 6-8 pcs,
eggs - 2 pcs,
flour - 1-2 tablespoons,
salt,
pepper,
vegetable oil,
sour cream

Preparation

Peel and grate the potatoes.
Add flour, salt, pepper, eggs - mix everything well.

Minced meat, salt and pepper, add finely chopped onion and mix well (you can add a little water to the minced meat).

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and spread the potato mass in the form of pancakes (for one potato pancake ~ 1.5-2 tbsp. L. Potato mass).
Form a small flat cake from the minced meat, put on top of the potato pancake and pour ~ 1 tablespoon of potato dough.

Fry the pancakes on one side until golden brown.
Then turn the potato pancakes, cover the pan with a lid, reduce heat and bring to readiness ~ 5-6 minutes.
Serve hot pancakes with sour cream.

Answer from Oldi[guru]
potatoes - 6 pieces, egg - 1 piece, flour - 2 tablespoons, onions - 1 piece, vegetable oil, salt, pepper Preparation Wash potatoes, peel, rinse again and grate on a fine grater. Peel the onion and also finely grate it. Combine potatoes and onions. Pancakes (potato pancakes) Add egg, flour, salt, pepper and mix well until smooth. Pancakes (potato pancakes) Pancakes (potato pancakes) Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and spread the potato mass with a tablespoon in the form of small tortillas. Pancakes (potato pancakes) Fry pancakes on one side ~ 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Then turn over to the other side, fry for ~ 1-2 minutes on a slightly stronger than medium heat, then reduce heat, cover and bring to readiness for another ~ 3-4 minutes. Serve hot, sprinkled with sour cream.

Answer from Daniil Aldoshin[guru]
Anything you want here. ()

Answer from Ђatiana Bizina[guru]
Potatoes, eggs, onions and flour. Salt and pepper to taste.

Answer from Olga[guru]
The third is 6 potatoes, 1 onion on a grater. Add 2 tablespoons of flour and 1 egg, salt, pepper ... mix everything and put the mixture one tablespoon at a time in a hot frying pan with rast. oil!

Answer from Kitty[guru]
very simple, I do this: clean 6 pieces. potatoes, grate on a fine grater or mince, + 3 raw eggs, + 0.5 cups semolina, salt to taste and put a spoon on a hot frying pan with butter

Answer from Mariposa[active]
Ingredients potatoes - 6 pieces, egg - 1 piece, flour - 2 tablespoons, onions - 1 piece, vegetable oil, salt, pepper Preparation Wash potatoes, peel, rinse again and grate on a fine grater. Peel the onion and also finely grate it. Combine potatoes and onions. Add egg, flour, salt, pepper and mix well until smooth. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and spread the potato mass with a tablespoon in the form of small cakes. Fry the pancakes on one side ~ 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Then turn over to the other side, fry for ~ 1-2 minutes on a slightly stronger than medium heat, then reduce heat, cover and bring to readiness for another ~ 3-4 minutes. Serve hot, sprinkled with sour cream.

Answer from Natalia Kovaleva[guru]
For eight large potatoes, one large onion and 4 cloves of garlic. Through a meat grinder. Season with salt, squeeze the juice, add an egg, half a glass of flour and fry in boiling oil, covering the potato pancakes to the brim. Turn over as the edge turns red. Served with sour cream and herbs. Do not eat your hands

Answer from old[guru]
Has someone already forgotten? Grate potatoes, 1 chicken egg, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flour - mix and spread with a tablespoon in a well-heated frying pan with vegetable oil. And the gravy to taste whatever you like.

Answer from Dianka Bulgarians[guru]
Potato pancakes with mushrooms Ingredients 700 g potatoes 400 g frozen or fresh mushrooms 250 g onions 1-2 tbsp. l. flour 1 egg salt pepper vegetable oil for frying Cooking recipe Finely chop the onion. Finely chop the mushrooms. Fry the onions in vegetable oil. Add mushrooms, salt, fry until tender. Peel potatoes, grate on a medium grater. Salt and pepper the potatoes. Add egg, mushrooms, mix. Add flour, mix well. Put a tablespoon in a frying pan with heated vegetable oil. Fry on both sides until golden brown. Serve with sour cream. Bon Appetit! Recipe from Anastasia Skripkina

Answer from Bagheera[guru]
grate potatoes + cottage cheese + salt + egg + 1 onion + a couple of tablespoons of flour, since I have a large family of potatoes I take 1.5 kg, and cottage cheese 0.5 kg

Answer from Evgeniya Taratutina[guru]
Boil potatoes in their skins. Clean. mince. Add salt, finely chopped onion and egg. Flour to make a soft dough. Minced meat like dumplings. Roll out tightly like dumplings. Put the minced meat on one circle, close it with another circle, pinch the edges. We fry like ordinary pies. Try it delicious.

Answer from User deleted[guru]
2-3 large potatoes, finely grated, add egg, salt, 3-4 tbsp. tablespoons of flour. I put the dough with a dessert spoon on a preheated and generously greased frying pan. The smaller the better the baked and crunchy! \

Answer from [email protected] [guru]
Wash the potatoes, peel, rinse again and grate on a fine grater. Peel the onion and also finely grate it. Combine potatoes and onions. Add egg, flour, salt, pepper and mix well until smooth. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and spread the potato mass with a tablespoon in the form of small flat cakes. Fry potato pancakes on one side ~ 2-3 minutes until golden brown. Then turn over to the other side, fry for ~ 1-2 minutes on a slightly stronger than medium heat, then reduce heat, cover and bring to readiness for another ~ 3-4 minutes. Serve hot with sour cream.

Answer from Oksana Kiseleva[guru]
Three raw potatoes on a fine grater, three large onions on a fine grater too, add an egg, salt, pepper to taste, just a little flour / a spoonful of cards. starch /. Fry on rast. oil. Serve with sour cream. Can be done with cheese or minced meat in the middle To do this, put a spoonful of potato mass, a little minced meat, / salted cheese /, on top, another spoonful of potato mass. They will be thicker, respectively, fry them longer and less fire. There are also potato pancakes in Hutsul style: This is one huge pancake for the whole frying pan, and stewed vegetables are put on it when serving And another question: WHY DOES NO ONE RUB ONION INTO THE MASS? It is necessary