Easy Kartoffelpuffer / Reibekuchen Recipe
These delicious crispy potato pancakes are a favorite with children and adults alike. Serve sweet with some cinnamon and sugar or apple sauce. It also goes great with sauerkraut or smoked salmon.
Servings 4 people
Calories 273kcal
Equipment
- manual grater or kitchenmachine
- spatular
- fryingpan
Ingredients
- 900 g potatoes waxy, 2 lb, Yukon Gold, Charlotte potatoes for examples
- 1 onion medium size about 120 g/ 4 pz
- 2 eggs medium size
- 3 tablespoon flour UK plain flour, USA all-purpose
- 1 pinch nutmeg optional
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and onion. Grate the potatoes finely. The onion can also be grated or finely chopped. Place in a kitchen towel and squeeze out all the starchy water into a bowl. Discard the ingredients into a separate bowl. Pour away the potato water, but keep the starchy remains at the bottom and add them to our potatoes.900 g potatoes, 1 onion
- Add the eggs, salt, flour and nutmeg (if using) and mix until combined.2 eggs, 3 tablespoon flour, 1 pinch nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt
- Add a generous amount of oil or clarified butter to a large frying pan. The bottom of the pan should be entirely covered. Once the oil is heated, spoon your potato mixture into your pan. The size is up to your preference, mine had about 15 cm in diameter. Press them flat with the back of a fork, as you do not want them to be too thick.
- Fry your potato pancakes at medium heat for 5 minutes on each side. They should be a golden color. Test the first one, to check that they are cooked all the way through.
- Place the Kartoffelpuffer on a plate lined with kitchen towel to soak up the excess oil. You can place them in the oven at a low heat (100°C/200°F) to keep them warm while you fry the remaining ones.
- See notes for serving suggestions.
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Notes
Serving suggestion:
Sweet Options:- Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar
- German Apple Sauce - here is my homemade recipe
- Hot cherries - here is my homemade cherry compote
- beet syrup
- Quark or Sour cream dip - here is my homemade Kräuterquark
- as a Side to soup - see all soup recipes
- creamed spinach and fried egg
- black pudding
- sauerkraut - to my homemade sauerkraut recipe
Storage:
- leftovers keep in the fridge up to 3-4 days
- freeze: freeze the potato pancakes individually, then you can play them all in one bag for easy storage.
Nutrition
Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 1218mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 185IU | Vitamin C: 55mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 3mg
