Best 13 Potato Pancakes Quick Version Recipes

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Indulge in the crispy and delectable world of potato pancakes, a culinary delight enjoyed across cultures. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a novice in the kitchen, this article will guide you through the realm of quick and flavorful potato pancakes. Discover the secrets to creating perfect, golden-brown pancakes with just a few simple ingredients and minimal time. With easy-to-follow instructions and helpful tips, you'll be whipping up mouthwatering potato pancakes in no time. So, grab your apron, gather your ingredients, and let's embark on a culinary journey to create the ultimate potato pancake experience.

Here are our top 13 tried and tested recipes!

POTATO PANCAKES



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We grew our own potatoes on the small farm in New Hampshire where I was raised. These pancakes are very good served with any pork dish.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 20m

Yield 12 (2-inch) pancakes.

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 cups finely shredded peeled potatoes
1-1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon grated onion
Applesauce or maple syrup, optional

Steps:

  • In a sieve or colander, drain potatoes, squeezing to remove excess liquid. Pat dry; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in eggs until blended. Add onion and reserved potatoes; toss to coat., Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a preheated greased skillet. Fry in batches until lightly browned on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Serve with applesauce or syrup if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 77 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 21mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

EASY POTATO PANCAKES



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You can make these classic latkes a couple of hours in advance and reheat them when the guests arrive. Serve with sour cream and applesauce.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Healthy Recipes     Vegetarian Recipes

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 pounds waxy potatoes, peeled
1 medium onion
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons canola oil
Sour cream and applesauce, for serving
Sour cream and applesauce

Steps:

  • Coarsely grate potatoes and onion into a colander in the sink. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible, then transfer vegetables to a large bowl; mix in egg, flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
  • Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium. Working in batches, drop 1/4-cup mounds of potato mixture into the skillet; press lightly with a spatula to flatten. Cook pancakes until golden, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Serve with sour cream and applesauce, as desired.

EASY POTATO PANCAKES



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My family loves these as a side dish or for Sunday brunch. Delicious topped with sour cream and green onions or applesauce.

Provided by HIGHROAD

Categories     Side Dish     Potato Side Dish Recipes     Potato Pancake Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

5 potatoes, peeled and shredded
2 eggs, beaten
1 onion, finely chopped
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, stir together potatoes, eggs, onion, flour, salt and pepper.
  • In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Drop large spoonfuls of the potato batter into the skillet and flatten cakes slightly with a spatula. Cook for about 4 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 365.5 calories, Carbohydrate 55.4 g, Cholesterol 93 mg, Fat 13.1 g, Fiber 4.9 g, Protein 8.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 47.9 mg, Sugar 3.5 g

POTATO PANCAKES (QUICK VERSION)



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Preparing traditional potato pancakes can be a time consuming process....so you'll really relish this recipe. That's because there's no need to grate potatoes. By using frozen hash browns(or even quicker to use refrigerated shredded hash browns), these "spud-tacular" palate-pleasing pancakes are ready in a hurry! Recipe from TOH. I sometimes add some cheddar cheese in with the mixture.

Provided by diner524

Categories     Breakfast

Time 20m

Yield 16 pancakes, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 cups frozen shredded hash browns
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
2 tablespoons milk
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Place hash browns in a strainer and rinse with cold water until thawed. Drain thoroughly; transfer to a large bowl. Add onion, parsley, milk, eggs, flour and salt; mix well. In a skillet over medium heat, heat 1/4 inches of oil. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls into hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
  • Optional: Serve with sour cream or applesauce.
  • Note: If using refrigerated hash browns, skip the first step.

POTATO PANCAKES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 17m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

4 cups mashed potatoes (better to use day old mashed potatoes)
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 egg
1/4 cup flour

Steps:

  • Mix all ingredients together. Use an ice cream scooper to pick up mixture and drop on an oiled grill or iron skillet. Cook until 1 side browns. Then flip it over and press patty down. Cook other side until it browns. Cook on each side for 5 to 6 minutes.
  • Note: This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

EASY POTATO PANCAKES



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Using frozen hash browns makes these potato pancakes a snap to fix. They're a tasty companion to eggs for brunch. -Marlene Harguth, Maynard, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Breakfast     Brunch     Side Dishes

Time 20m

Yield 4 pancakes.

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1-1/2 teaspoons water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon canola oil

Steps:

  • Place the hash browns in a strainer; rinse with cold water until thawed. Drain thoroughly; transfer to a large bowl. Add the flour, eggs, butter, water and salt; mix well. , Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Drop batter by 1/3 cupfuls into oil; fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 202 calories, Fat 14g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 129mg cholesterol, Sodium 421mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

CLASSIC POTATO PANCAKES



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This is the classic latke, made with little more than grated potatoes and onions, with egg and flour for binding.

Provided by Andrew Friedman

Categories     Egg     Onion     Potato     Appetizer     Side     Fry     Hanukkah     Quick & Easy     Kosher     Sugar Conscious     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes about 24 pancakes

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 medium onion, peeled
4 large russet or Idaho potatoes (about 3 1/2 pounds), peeled
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
Applesauce and/or sour cream, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 200°F. Place 2 nonstick baking sheets in oven.
  • Using box grater or food processor fitted with grating disc, coarsely grate onion and place in colander set in sink. Coarsely grate potatoes, add to colander, and set aside to drain.
  • In large mixing bowl, lightly beat eggs, then whisk in flour.
  • Press potatoes and onion to extract as much liquid as possible, then add to egg/flour mixture. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Using wooden spoon or hands, mix well, but do not overwork.
  • In heavy-bottomed, 12-inch skillet over moderately high heat, heat 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter until hot but not smoking. Drop 4 scant 1/4-cup portions of potato mixture into pan and flatten with spatula to form four 3-inch pancakes.
  • Fry until bottoms are golden-brown, 4 to 5 minutes, then turn over and fry until golden-brown and crisp, an additional 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain; season immediately with salt and pepper. Keep warm on baking sheets in oven while making remaining pancakes.
  • Using paper towels, carefully wipe out pan. Add 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter and fry 4 more pancakes. Repeat with remaining batter, wiping out pan and adding 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter before each batch.
  • Serve pancakes hot with applesauce and/or sour cream.

POTATO PANCAKES



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Use up leftover mashed potato in these breakfast pancakes, delicious with bacon and eggs

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Breakfast, Brunch

Time 45m

Yield Makes 12-15

Number Of Ingredients 9

250g cold mashed potato , or 2 medium-size floury potatoes, cut into chunks
75g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
125ml milk
1 rounded tbsp finely snipped chives
1 tsp sunflower oil
knob of butter
crispy bacon and scrambled eggs to serve, if you like

Steps:

  • If you've got potatoes not mash, cook them in boiling water until tender. Drain well and press through a potato ricer or mash. Weigh out 250g and cool.
  • Sieve the flour and baking powder onto cooled mash. Whisk eggs and milk together and add to the potato mix with the chives. Whisk the batter until smooth.
  • Heat a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add ½ tsp sunflower oil and a dot of butter. When the fat is hot, start to cook the pancakes. Add 1 tbsp of batter for each pancake and cook 4 at a time. Cook for about 1 min until the underside is golden brown and small bubbles appear.
  • Flip the pancakes and cook until golden. Remove from the pan and keep warm while you cook the remaining pancakes in the same way, adding a tiny bit of oil and butter to the pan as and when needed. Serve the pancakes in stacks with creamy scrambled egg and crisp rashers of streaky bacon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75 calories, Fat 3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 9 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 0.7 grams sugar, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium

EASY POTATO PANCAKES



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For some reason I could never make potato pancakes from leftover mashed potatoes.But when I tried this recipe in 2007 Taste of Home Cookbook, that was sent to them from Marlene Harguth of Maynard Minnesota I knew I had found a winner. This recipe was made as written,but I think it would be really good with some finely chopped onion and some ground black pepper. I recently made this again and added what was optional onion, now the onion isn't optional. It's much better with the onion. Submitted to "ZAAR" on February 9th, 2009.

Provided by Chef shapeweaver

Categories     Breakfast

Time 20m

Yield 4 pancakes, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups frozen hash browns
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 eggs, well beaten
3 tablespoons melted margarine
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 1/2 teaspoons water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, might need a little more

Steps:

  • Place the hashbrown potatoes in a strainer,rinse with cold water until thawed.
  • Drain thoroughly, if needed sqeeze extra liquid out with your hands.
  • Place drained potatoes in a large bowl.
  • Add flour,eggs,butter,water and salt, onions and pepper add now and mix well.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Drop batter by 1/3 cupfuls into oil, flatten slightly.
  • Fry on both sides until golden brown.
  • Drain pancakes on paper towels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 415.9, Fat 27.8, SaturatedFat 8.3, Cholesterol 93, Sodium 466.4, Carbohydrate 37.3, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 2.5, Protein 7.5

POTATO PANCAKES



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Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 small yellow or white onion, grated
1 large baking potato, like a russet, peeled and grated
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
1 large egg
Zest of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for sprinkling
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
Fresh dill sprigs, for garnish

Steps:

  • Combine the grated onion and potato in a kitchen towel and wring out as much liquid as you can. Pour the mixture into a mixing bowl. Dust with the flour and mix to disperse it. Add the egg, lemon zest, chopped dill, salt and pepper and mix until well combined.
  • Heat the olive oil and butter in a large nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat. Once the bubbles from the butter subside, spoon 3 heaping tablespoons of the potato mixture into the pan. Repeat, making 4 to 8 pancakes. Cook the pancakes about 4 minutes on each side, assuring that both sides are well browned and the potato is cooked through. Reduce the heat of the pan if the potato cakes are browning too quickly in order to make sure the inside is cooked completely.
  • Remove the cakes to a paper-towel-lined plate as they finish and season with salt while hot.
  • (You can cover them with foil and keep in a 200 degrees F-oven to stay warm until ready to serve.)
  • To serve, transfer the potato pancakes to a platter and dollop each one with the creme fraiche. Top with a sprig of dill.

MARTHA'S FAVORITE POTATO PANCAKES



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Martha shares her recipe for latkes, the potato pancakes that are traditionally prepared for Hanukkah dinners. Serve them warm from the oven with accompaniments like applesauce, sour cream, and caviar.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dinner Recipes     Dinner Side Dishes

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 large russet potatoes, peeled
1 small white onion, finely grated
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup lager or ale
3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Vegetable oil, for frying
Pink applesauce, for serving (optional)
Sour cream, for serving (optional)
Caviar, such as Kaluga Imperial, for serving (optional)

Steps:

  • Grate potatoes in long shreds, using smooth strokes to run across the large holes of a grater into a large bowl of cold water. Set a sieve or colander over a second bowl and drain potatoes, reserving liquid.
  • Set liquid aside until starch sinks to bottom of bowl, about 10 minutes. Carefully pour liquid from bowl and discard, reserving milky residue (potato starch). Transfer potatoes to bowl with potato starch.
  • Add onion to the bowl, then stir in eggs, beer, flour, and 1 teaspoon salt; season with pepper.
  • Preheat oven to 200°F. Line a baking sheet with paper towels; set aside. In a heavy skillet, heat 1/2 inch oil. Spoon 1/4 cup potato mixture per pancake into skillet. (Make a few at a time, being careful that they don't run into one another.)
  • Fry pancakes, flipping once, until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes total. Transfer to prepared baking sheet to drain and keep warm in oven while frying the rest. Serve warm with apple- sauce, sour cream, and caviar, if desired.

OLD-FASHIONED POTATO PANCAKES



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Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     easy, quick

Time 35m

Yield 16 pancakes

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 pounds new potatoes, coarsely grated
5 ounces onion
3 egg whites
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Oil spray

Steps:

  • Grate potatoes on coarse side of hand grater. Squeeze out liquid with your hands.
  • Grate onion and squeeze.
  • Mix onion with potatoes, egg whites, flour and salt, and stir well to mix completely.
  • Heat nonstick skillet, and spray a light film of oil on bottom. When pan is very hot, drop mixture by the heaping tablespoon onto hot surface, pat to spread out, and brown over medium heat; turn, and brown on second side. Repeat.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 49, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 47 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

POTATO PANCAKES, VERSION II



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Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, lunch, side dish

Time 40m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 3

About 2 pounds baking potatoes, such as Idaho or Russet, peeled
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons any oil or butter

Steps:

  • Grate the potatoes by hand or with the grating disk of a food processor; drain very briefly, pressing lightly. Mix in salt.
  • Heat the oil or butter over medium heat, preferably in a large, seasoned cast-iron or non-stick skillet. Drop potatoes in by large spoonfuls, flattening the pancakes with the back of the spoon. Don't try to turn them until they're brown and crisp on the first side.
  • Turn and continue cooking until brown and crisp on the second side, about 6 to 8 minutes total. Or put the whole batch of potatoes in the pan at once; when the underside is brown (it will take 10 to 15 minutes), slide the pancake out onto a plate. Cover with another plate, then invert the two plates. Return to the pan, uncooked side down, and finish cooking. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 181, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 27 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 368 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • For crispy potato pancakes, use a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet or griddle.
  • Make sure the oil is hot enough before adding the potato pancakes. If the oil is not hot enough, the pancakes will absorb too much oil and become greasy.
  • Do not overcrowd the skillet when cooking the potato pancakes. Cook them in batches if necessary.
  • Flip the potato pancakes carefully once they are golden brown on the bottom. If you flip them too soon, they will break apart.
  • Serve the potato pancakes hot with your favorite toppings, such as sour cream, applesauce, or smoked salmon.

Conclusion:

Potato pancakes are a delicious and easy-to-make dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a hearty and satisfying meal that the whole family will love. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy recipe, give these potato pancakes a try. You won't be disappointed!

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