Potato pancakes with minced meat in a frying pan

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make pancakes with minced meat? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Use minced meat from any meat you like. If you buy ready-made, take a high-quality one, without additives. But it’s better to make the minced meat yourself. I have pork and chicken. If the bulbs are small, take two. The more onions, the juicier and more tender the filling will be.

2. STEP 2

   

   Start with minced meat. Peel the onion, rinse and chop with a knife as finely as possible. Draniki fry quickly, so the onions should have time to cook. Place the minced meat and onions into a deep bowl. Add salt and a little ground black pepper.

3. STEP 3

   

   Knead the minced meat until smooth. It is most convenient to do this by hand.

4. STEP 4

   

   Peel and rinse the potatoes. The color of potato pancakes depends on the potatoes - young ones turn out lighter, old ones turn out darker. In addition, the longer the grated potatoes sit, the darker the potato pancakes will be. Therefore, before you start peeling potatoes, prepare everything for frying. Conveniently place the bowl of minced meat not far from the stove, heat the frying pan with oil over low heat.

5. STEP 5

   

   Grate the potatoes onto a fine grater. It is more convenient to do this in a food processor, especially if you are preparing a large portion of potato pancakes. Place the grated potatoes in a colander and, after stirring the potatoes lightly, drain off the excess liquid.

6. STEP 6

   

   Don't rush to pour it out! Along with the water, the starch that the potato pancakes need to keep their shape and not fall apart when frying also went away. Carefully drain the water, leave the starch that has settled to the bottom, add it to the potatoes. Don't try to drain all the water. It's okay if a little water goes back into the potatoes.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add a little salt and mix well.

8. STEP 8

   

   Turn the heat up to high under the frying pan. I fry pancakes at 8 out of 10. Place some potatoes in your palm, with a circle of minced meat on top.

9. STEP 9

   

   Cover the top with a small layer of potatoes, enough to just cover the minced meat. Using the fingers of your other hand, carefully shape the potato pancake into a round shape and transfer it to the pan. If the potatoes release too much water, they need to be drained. To do this, place a tablespoon horizontally in a bowl and deepen it to the edges - excess water will gradually drain into it.

10. STEP 10

    

    Fry pancakes over high heat on both sides until golden brown, 3-4 minutes on each side. Add oil as needed during the process.

11. STEP 11

    

    If you want to remove excess oil from pancakes, place them from the pan on paper towels.

Comments on the recipe

Silvia

30.08.2023

4.9

My most favorite dish! Thank you! In the classic version, there’s nothing without minced meat either.

Eleno4ka

30.08.2023

4.9

I prepared potato pancakes with minced meat in a frying pan. I took minced pork and chopped the onion for minced meat in a blender. I also chopped the potatoes in a blender. When forming the potato pancakes, there were fears that the potato mass would separate from the minced meat in the frying pan, it was so tender and moist, but during frying the potatoes “set well” and the potato pancakes easily turned over. Hot, with a crispy crust and a tender, tasty center, and with sour cream! Tasty! Thanks for the recipe, Ropotushka!

Malinkina Marina

30.08.2023

4.6

I made it exactly according to the recipe, it turned out very tasty, thank you! Since our family loves fried stuff with a “crust,” I first cooked it over high heat until it was tanned, and then in the oven for about 10-15 minutes until the minced meat was ready. Pleased everyone. 14 potato pancakes went with a bang!

Kassandra 52

30.08.2023

4.6

I love potato pancakes in any form!!! I cook all kinds of minced meat; my husband really likes mushroom stuffing. Yesterday I had the pleasure of making pancakes according to your recipe. TASTY!!! THANK YOU!

Juliana

30.08.2023

5

Interesting recipe, I want to try it! Everything in the photo is very beautiful))

Cherry

30.08.2023

4.7

Thanks for the recipe, the pancakes turned out great. I crushed the onions and potatoes in a blender - it’s faster. I made the first half with the filling, then just mixed the minced meat with potatoes. The taste is the same, but potato pancakes can be made thinner, they bake faster and absorb less oil, and it’s convenient to spoon them into the pan. Sometimes I add a couple of crushed cloves of garlic to the potato pancakes for added spice. This time I added seasoning from dried vegetables, ground peppers, coriander and herbs.