Potato pancakes with minced meat in a frying pan

Potato pancakes with minced meat in a frying pan are a very appetizing and satisfying dish. The option of cooking in a frying pan is considered Belarusian. To obtain truly tasty potato pancakes, select potatoes with yellow-colored flesh; other varieties are not suitable; minced meat is taken from any meat. According to all recipes, potato pancakes for a complete lunch or dinner are prepared simply and quickly.

Classic potato pancakes with minced meat

Potato pancakes with minced meat are a culinary symbol of Belarus, and for many years the dish has remained the most famous. Draniki are easy to prepare and are distinguished by their special rich taste and satiety. Potatoes for them are taken with yellow flesh and grated in any way, and any minced meat is suitable. Fry pancakes in a frying pan.

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   Potato pancakes with minced meat are very easy to prepare in a frying pan. Prepare the products in the quantities specified in the recipe.Peel the potatoes for hash browns and rinse well with cold water.
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   Grind the peeled potatoes on a medium grater. Add half a teaspoon of lemon juice to the grated potatoes and stir. Then the mass will retain a light color.
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   Place the grated potatoes in a colander to drain some of the liquid.
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   Pour salt and spices into the minced meat and add a finely chopped onion with a chopped clove of garlic. Then mix the minced meat with these additives well.
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   Next, divide the minced meat into separate pieces.
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   Drain the liquid from the potato juice and transfer the starch from the bottom to the grated mass. Add salt and egg to it and mix with a spoon. Then use your hands to form neat potato pancakes from this mass, placing minced meat pieces inside. Place the formed potato pancakes on a paper towel to absorb excess liquid.
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   Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Fry the potato pancakes in it until golden brown on both sides, first over high heat, and then bring until fully cooked over low heat and covered.
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   Transfer the finished pancakes from the frying pan to a paper towel to remove excess oil.
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   Then place in portioned plates, add herbs and serve. Bon appetit!

Potato pancakes with minced chicken in a frying pan

The version of potato pancakes with minced chicken will be more dietary and budget friendly. They are distinguished by tenderness and softness, which is well suited for baby food. The cooking technology is no different from ordinary potato pancakes. Minced meat is made from chicken breast, and potato pancakes are fried in a frying pan.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 600 gr.
• Chicken breast – 300 gr.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Onion – 100 gr.
• Garlic – 2 teeth.
• Lemon juice – ½ tsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Spices - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First, prepare all the ingredients for this dish according to the recipe so that everything is at hand. Peel the potatoes and rinse with cold water. Chop the onion and garlic cloves. Grind the chicken breast in a meat grinder or grind it in a blender.

Step 2. Mix the grated potatoes with lemon juice so that the mass does not darken, and then place on a fine sieve to remove the liquid. Return the remaining starch from the potato juice to the potatoes.

Step 3. Transfer the minced chicken to the grated potatoes, break the egg, add salt and a little spices to your taste, add chopped onion and garlic, and mix everything well.

Step 4. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Using a tablespoon, portion the prepared mass into the heated oil, forming small potato pancakes no more than 1.5 cm thick. Fry over medium heat and covered with a lid, until golden brown on one side.

Step 5. Then carefully turn the potato pancakes over to the other side and fry until cooked.

Step 6. Transfer the prepared potato pancakes from the frying pan onto a paper towel to remove excess oil and then serve on portioned plates, supplemented with herbs and sour cream. Bon appetit!

Delicious potato pancakes with minced meat and cheese

Adding cheese to potato pancakes with minced meat will give the dish new flavor notes. Cheese is either placed in the filling, or pancakes are baked in the oven - under a cheese crust. This recipe offers you an equally tasty option - mix grated potatoes with minced meat and cheese. Fry pancakes in a frying pan.Spices and fresh herbs will have a positive effect on the taste of potato pancakes.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 8 pcs.
• Minced meat – 200 gr.
• Hard cheese – 50 gr.
• Flour – 1 tbsp.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Sour cream – 1 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel and rinse the potatoes under cold water. Grind chicken meat into minced meat using any method. Peel the onion.

Step 2. Grate the peeled potatoes on a fine or medium grater along with the onion. Separately, grate a piece of hard cheese. Place these grated ingredients in a deep bowl, add a chicken egg, one tablespoon each of sour cream and flour, salt and pepper to your taste.Step 3. Using a spoon, mix these ingredients well until smooth.

Step 4. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Place the kneaded dough into hot oil with a tablespoon, forming small pancakes. Fry them over medium heat until golden brown and crispy on both sides.

Step 5. Remove excess oil from the fried potato pancakes with a napkin.

Step 6. Transfer the potato pancakes to a plate and serve, adding vegetables and sour cream. Bon appetit!

Lazy pancakes with minced meat and potatoes mixed

“Lazy” potato pancakes cook faster than classic ones, because they do not need to be formed with filling and fried for a long time so that the minced meat inside does not remain raw. This recipe will help you out when you don’t have enough time to prepare homemade food, but you need to feed your family tasty and satisfying. It's simple: mix grated potatoes with any minced meat in any proportion and immediately fry the potato pancakes.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 4 pcs.
• Minced meat – 600 gr.
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Salt - to taste.
• Spices for meat - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Prepare the ingredients for pancakes in the quantity specified in the recipe, calculating the required number of servings. Peel the potatoes and rinse under cold water. Peel two onions.

Step 2. Grind the peeled potatoes on a coarse grater mixed with onions, then they will not darken.

Step 3. Add minced meat to the grated potatoes, break two eggs, add salt and meat spices and mix these ingredients well with a spoon.

Step 4. Place the kneaded mixture into a frying pan with heated vegetable oil, forming small potato pancakes up to 1 cm thick. Fry them over medium heat until crispy golden brown on both sides.

Step 5. Serve the “lazy” pancakes with minced meat hot. Bon appetit!

Draniki on a coarse grater with minced meat

Draniki, or pancakes made from grated potatoes with minced meat, are the best option for dishes made from these products. We chop the potatoes on a coarse grater, which is much easier than on a fine grater, and their taste is different. We cook these potato pancakes in the oven and under a cheese crust so that the potatoes steam and the dish turns out tender and low-fat.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 10 pcs.
• Minced meat – 450 gr.
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Cheese – 100 gr.
• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Mayonnaise – 1 tbsp.
• Paprika – 1 tsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. In a separate bowl, mix the minced meat well with chopped onion, one egg, salt and black pepper.

Step 2. Using wet hands, form small cutlets from the minced meat at the rate of 2 pieces per serving.

Step 3.Grate the peeled and washed potatoes on a coarse grater. Squeeze the potato mixture a little to remove the juice and place it in a bowl.

Step 4. Add to it the chopped second onion, an egg, a spoonful of flour with mayonnaise, paprika and salt and pepper. Then mix the potato mixture with these ingredients well.

Step 5. Line a baking sheet or baking dish with greased paper or foil. We form small round pancakes from grated potatoes and place them on a baking sheet at a short distance from each other.

Step 6. Place cutlets formed from minced meat on top of each piece. Cover them with a small amount of the remaining potato mixture and sprinkle grated cheese on top. Bake potato pancakes in an oven preheated to 190°C for half an hour. Serve the finished dish hot, complemented with vegetable salad. Bon appetit!

How to cook pancakes with minced meat and mushrooms?

The usual potato pancakes with minced meat can be updated by adding any mushrooms to them, because these ingredients are good friends with each other and create new shades of taste. We prepare potato pancakes using the mixed filling method, which is faster and easier than the traditional method. This tasty and juicy dish is served only freshly prepared and hot.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 3.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 5 pcs.
• Minced meat – 150 gr.
• Champignons – 4 pcs.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Onion – 1/2 pcs.
• Lemon juice – ½ tsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - a pinch.
• Flour – 1 tbsp.
• Oil – for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Prepare all ingredients for this dish in the quantities specified in the recipe. Peel the potatoes, rinse well and chop on a fine or medium grater. Add chopped onion to grated potatoes.Step 2.Clean the champignons, rinse, finely chop and fry in hot oil without adding salt.

Step 3. Then transfer the fried mushrooms to the grated potatoes and squeeze out a lot of lemon juice so that the potatoes do not darken. Add salt and pepper to this mixture and mix with a spoon.

Step 4. Then add minced meat to it, break one egg and mix again until smooth.

Step 5. The potato mass should not be liquid, which depends on the type of potato, so you can add a little flour to it or just a yolk instead of an egg.Step 6. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Spoon the kneaded dough into the oil, forming small pancakes.

Step 7. Fry the potato pancakes over low heat until golden brown on both sides.

Step 8. Remove excess oil from the prepared pancakes with a napkin, transfer them to serving plates, decorate beautifully and serve. Bon appetit!