A Simple And Tasty Potato Pancake Recipe
Whether it is Thanksgiving, a different holiday, or just a big family gathering, when the meal is over, there are plenty of leftovers. And the thing you always seem to have the most of is the mashed potatoes. Sure, everyone loved them, but there are just so many. Rather than let them go bad and having to throw them out, maybe you should consider a good potato pancake recipe.
[I:http://oldfashionedcandysource.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AndrewCook0.jpg] As delicious as your mashed potatoes are, eventually event eh most avid fan of your cooking will grow weary of them. By turning them into pancakes, you give them new life and spark a brand new interest in them. People might end up looking for leftovers of them!
To start the ball rolling, be sure you have on hand all of the necessary ingredients. You will need vegetable oil (canola, corn or a blend works just fine), salt and pepper to taste, flour, an egg, milk, onion, and of course, those mashed potatoes. For a different taste, you can substitute bacon drippings for the vegetable oil.
To yield 4 pancakes, you will use 2 cups of your mashed potatoes. Combine them with 1/2 cup of flour, 1/4 cup of milk and 3 tablespoons of diced onion. Depending on how your family feels about onion flavor in their food, more can be used. Thoroughly mix all this together and then form it into 4 patties. Forming them on tin oil or wax paper may make it easier since the mixture may be sticky.
Coat a hot (but not smoking) frying pan or electric skillet with vegetable oil or bacon drippings. Fry each patty for 3 minutes on each side, pressing down on them occasionally with a spatula. To prevent the spatula from sticking, first spay it with a cooking spray. Pancakes are ready when they turn a golden brown. Make sure the insides are hot and that the onions are tender.
Try getting creative if you like, by adding to the mixture bacon pieces, shredded cheese or anything else you think your family will like. Sprinkle them with a little salt and pepper to taste and serve. You can also top them off with additional things like sour cream, butter, gravy, melted cheese, hot sauce or ketchup. These side dishes are good compliments to chicken, pork beef or fish. Or they also make tasty appetizers.
This is the mashed potato variety of pancakes. You may also want to someday try making the German style potato pancake recipe which calls for grated potatoes. With these, you will get a pancake similar in texture to hashed browns.
Find lots and lots of recipes like this recipe for potato pancakes on Andrews pancake website. If you like you pancakes made with vegetables and salty you can also try ham&cheese pancake recipe. It’s delicious and none of the recipes are hard to make!
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