Potato is a tasty and nutritious product that many people enjoy eating. The list of dishes and snacks in which the main ingredient is this vegetable is huge. These are soups, salads, and pies. From potatoes, you can make universal options that are suitable for both breakfast and dinner.
Such dishes include potato cakes or pancakes in a different way. They are very easy to prepare and will not take much time. In the article we will take a closer look at the recipe for potato pancakes with mushrooms, as well as analyze the main secrets of their preparation so that you can please your home with a great dish. Let's start.
A bit of history
Today, draniki is one of the most popular dishes in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The recipe for these delicious potato pancakes was written down by the Polish chef Jan Schitler in the middle of the 19th century. Thanks to him, the whole world learned about them. That is why Poland is considered to be the birthplace of potato pancakes.
No less interesting is the origin of the name of this dish. The word "potato pancakes" is derived from the word "tear", because before they invented the grater, they had to tear the potatoes using a board with sharp ends.
Essential Ingredients
One of the undoubted advantages of potato pancakes is their budget. Because, deciding to cook this dish, you do not have to spend a lot of money. The recipe uses products that are most often found in the kitchen of any housewife. So, for potato pancakes with mushrooms the following ingredients are needed:
- raw potatoes - 6-7 pieces;
- chicken eggs - 2 pieces;
- wheat flour - about 3 tablespoons;
- canned champignons - 1 can;
- salt and pepper - to taste;
- onion - 1 piece;
- cooking oil for frying.
Draniki with mushrooms: recipe
There are a lot of cooking options for this dish. They can be fried in a skillet or baked in the oven using special pots or a regular baking sheet.
For the preparation of ideal pancakes with mushrooms (photo presented in the article), you can use various products. A combination of potatoes with cheese, minced meat or chicken is very tasty. And mushrooms will give your dish an incredible aroma and amazing taste. Having bought all the necessary products, you can begin the cooking process.
- First you need to prepare the mushroom stuffing. It all depends on what mushrooms you will use. If the mushrooms are pickled, then they do not need to be washed. Using forest mushrooms, they must be thoroughly washed from debris and boiled for half an hour. Then you need to cut the mushrooms into small cubes and fry in a skillet over low heat for about 5-7 minutes. Ready stuffing to cool slightly.
- Next, take the potatoes, thoroughly rinse it and proceed to peeling. The peeled tubers are rubbed on a fine grater. If you use onions, first you need to grate it, and then potatoes. Add thoroughly beaten eggs and flour to the mixture. Mix everything to get a homogeneous mass. You can also add salt and various seasonings to taste.
- Pour sunflower oil into a frying pan and set aside to heat. Mix the potato mass with the cooled mushroom filling. Mix everything well and you can start to fry. To do this, using an ordinary tablespoon, form pancakes and put them on a frying pan. Fry on each side for about 2-3 minutes, then reduce the heat and cook for another 2 minutes, until a crispy golden crust appears.
Using the classic recipe for potato pancakes with mushrooms (photo below) you can cook a fantastically delicious dish that will delight your household.
How to serve potato pancakes?
It is best to eat ready-made potato pancakes hot, just removed from the pan. In order for them to remain crispy, they need to be laid out on a large flat plate separately from each other. You can serve potato pancakes with mushrooms with sour cream, in which you can add a drop of lemon juice to give a little acidity.
You can also just rub the finished potato pancakes with regular cheese on top. A good addition would be ketchup, mayonnaise or cheese sauce. In Belarus, ready-made potato pancakes are traditionally served with soaked lingonberries. And in Ukraine, this dish will be offered to try along with sour cream and apple sauce.
With mushrooms and chicken
This is perhaps the best option for making potato pancakes. The dish is incredibly juicy. The ingredients are the same as in the recipe for potato pancakes with mushrooms. Additionally, you will need only chicken (about 300 g) and fat cream (100 g)
- Boil chicken, grate or chop using a food processor. Mix with cream, eggs, flour and salt. To mix everything.
- Fry the mushrooms, cool and add to the chicken. Add the grated potato mass to the resulting mixture and can be fried.
- Spread potato pancakes in a preheated skillet and fry until golden crust appears over medium heat.
- Serve hot. The dish turns out so that it is impossible to come off.
Cooking secrets
In order for pancakes with mushrooms to work out especially well for you and not be ashamed to treat unexpected guests, use the proven tips from experienced culinary specialists.
- The grated potato very quickly begins to darken and becomes an ugly dark color. Therefore, it is better to rub it last, when the filling is ready. You can also add 1 tbsp. l sour cream.
- In order to reduce the calorie content of the finished dish, you can get wet pancakes on each side with a paper towel. It perfectly absorbs excess fat.
- Try not to overdo it with flour, otherwise the taste of the finished pancakes will be "rubber".
Surprise your family with delicious dishes and let the cooking process always give you only joy!