Dish · eastern-european
Draniki
Draniki are potato pancakes made from grated raw potato bound with egg and a little flour, fried until the edges turn dark and crisp against a soft center.
Where it comes from
The dish took hold in Belarus and neighboring regions once the potato became a cheap, reliable crop there in the nineteenth century, replacing older grain-based pancakes in poorer households.
What cooks argue about
Cooks argue over draining the potato: squeezing out the liquid for a crisper pancake, or leaving the starchy liquid in, since its settled starch acts as a binder some think holds the pancake together better.
Versions
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What goes in it
Each one opens everything else made with it.
egg
onion
all purpose flour