Mom’s Potato Pancakes

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Sides

Ingredients

  • 4 cups shredded peeled potatoes
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp. grated onion
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • Oil for frying
  • Chopped parsley

Directions

  1. Using a food processor, shred the potatoes.

  2. Drape a large towel over a bowl. Add potatoes. Gather up towel ends and squeeze extra water into bowl. Empty bowl and add potatoes.

  3. Stir egg, flour, onion, salt and pepper into the potatoes.

  4. Heat 1/4-in. of oil in a large nonstick skillet. In batches, drop mixture by 1/3 cupfuls into oil; flatten slightly. Fry in batches until golden brown on both sides.

  5. Drain pancakes on paper towels. Sprinkle with parsley.

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