How to Make Potato Pancakes - Classic Potato Pancakes Recipe

Summary by Krater

Chef John demonstrates how to make classic potato pancakes, emphasizing the importance of squeezing out all the water from the grated potatoes and onions before mixing with eggs and flour and frying until golden and crisp.

From the video

Answers: How do you make potato pancakes?

• potato pancakes
• grating potatoes
• draining moisture from potatoes
• frying potato pancakes

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 lbs russet potatoes
• 1/2 onion
• 2 eggs
• flour
• black pepper
• cayenne
• salt
• oil
• smoked salmon
• sour cream
• dill

What it concludes

• You must squeeze out all the water from the grated potatoes to prevent soggy potato pancakes.
• Cook the potato pancakes in oil over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes per side until the edges are crispy and crunchy.
• Lower the heat to medium after flipping the pancakes to give the raw potato time to cook through.