Grated Potato Pancakes
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 pound boiling potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated
2 extra-large eggs
1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Preparation:
Place the potatoes in a colander over a plate for 2 hours. Squeeze
dry and pat with paper towels; the potatoes will have darkened.
In a medium bowl, beat the eggs; fold in the potatoes, flour, and
salt. Heat a 12-inch skillet over a medium-high flame and add the
olive oil. After 3 minutes, drop in 4 spoonfuls of the potato mixture
about 1 inch apart; half of the mixture will still be in the bowl.
Fry until golden on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook
until golden on the other side, about 5 minutes.
Remove with a slotted spatula to a plate lined with paper towels
and blot dry. Fry the remaining potato mixture in the same manner
in the olive oil left in the skillet. Serve hot.
(Micol Negrin, Rustico Regional Italian Country Cooking, 2002) |