Potato Pancakes with Onions

How to properly prepare the "dough" of potato pancakes with onions? There are many different versions on this score. Many people believe that pancakes do not need anything at all, except for salt, oil for frying and the actual potatoes. This approach is quite justified, especially when it comes to varieties with a high starch content, which will hold the crushed mass together without problems. You can supplement such a simple dish with mushroom or garlic sauce. The recipe for potato pancakes with onions, offered by us, is more "rich": the taste of the dish turns out to be rich, spicy. Try it!

Ingredients

• 8-10 medium potatoes
• 1 medium onion
• 2-3 tbsp. l. flour
• vegetable oil
• salt, freshly ground black pepper
• sour cream for serving

Directions

1. Make a potato pancake dough. Chop the onions finely. Heat 1 tbsp in a small skillet. l. vegetable oil and simmer until soft (2-3 minutes).
2. Peel the potatoes, wash the tubers and grate on a coarse grater. Add prepared onions, flour, salt, pepper and stir. Potato mass for pancakes is ready.
3. Put the potato mass with a large tablespoon in a frying pan with very hot vegetable oil and fry the pancakes over medium heat under a lid, for 4-5 minutes. from each side.
4. Place prepared potato pancakes on a plate lined with paper towels to remove excess oil, and then transfer to warmed plates. Serve sour cream separately.