Raw grated potato pancakes are popular in many countries around the world. Draniki are their Belarusian name, it is used in our country most often. There are a lot of recipes for pancakes, a special place among them is occupied by potato pancakes with mushrooms, which have unique taste and aroma. You can cook them in a frying pan or in the oven, lean or using eggs. Potato pancakes with mushrooms will turn out not only tasty, but also beautiful, if you know the secrets of their preparation.
Cooking Features
The technology of cooking potato pancakes with mushrooms depends largely on the recipe. For example, they can be made on the same principle as the Belarusian “sorcerers”, putting a spoonful of potato mass, mushrooms on it, and then covering everything again with potatoes. You can add mushrooms immediately to the stuffing. Different pancakes are prepared in a pan and in the oven. However, whatever method of cooking pancakes you choose, knowledge of several secrets will not prevent you.
- It is not necessary to use eggs for cooking pancakes, as potato starch also helps to bind the ingredients and bake even and beautiful pancakes. However, in this case, it is better to use those varieties of potatoes that contain more starch. If you have doubts that you have purchased high-starch potatoes, you can add starch or flour to the pancake dough.
- Traditional technology involves chopping grated potatoes with rough edges. However, you can grate it on the grate with large holes to avoid excretion of large amounts of juice. It is allowed to use for chopping potatoes and kitchen appliances, but in this case it is necessary to ensure that the potatoes do not turn into potato juice with pulp.
- When a large amount of juice is formed, the potato mass needs to be squeezed through gauze folded in several layers. But it is better not to pour out the juice immediately, but give it a little space. After that, it must be carefully drained, retaining starch deposited at the bottom. Starch is returned to the potato mass to make it more viscous.
- In order to run the dough for pancakes, many add flour to mashed potatoes. However, it should not be too much, otherwise the pancakes will turn out hard.
- To make the pancakes beautifully brown and look appetizing, you can spread them only on a hot frying pan. At the same time, there should be a lot of oil in it, that is, its level should reach at least the middle of the fritters.
Potato pancakes with mushrooms are not difficult to bake, and if you follow the recommendations of experienced chefs, the dish will be tasty and beautiful.
Pancakes with mushroom filling
Composition:
- potatoes - 1 kg;
- fresh, white or champignon mushrooms - 0, 2 kg;
- onions - 100 g;
- chicken egg - 2 pcs .;
- wheat flour - 35 g;
- salt, spices - to taste;
- vegetable oil - how much will leave.
Method of preparation:
- Peel the potatoes, wash, dry with a napkin. Rub on a fine or medium grater, add salt and leave aside for a while.
- Wash the mushrooms, dry them with paper napkins and cut them into small cubes.
- Peel a medium sized onion and chop it with a knife.
- Heat some vegetable oil in a frying pan, put onion in it, fry it until golden brown.
- Add the mushrooms and fry them until the liquid released from the pan evaporates. Transfer the finished stuffing from the pan, lightly salted and pepper it.
- Place the potato mass in a gauze folded in several layers, squeeze it to remove excess liquid.
- Mix potatoes with raw eggs.
- Add flour, pepper, mix thoroughly.
- Heat a new batch of butter in a clean pan. When it boils, put the potato mass into the pan and flatten it with a spoon to form a thin layer. Put a little mushroom filling on top, cover it with a layer of potatoes. All this needs to be done quickly, otherwise “magicians” with mushrooms will not be beautiful and whole.
- When the pancakes are well-rounded on one side, turn them over, ensuring that the filling stays inside. Fry on the other side until tender.
If you want to cook “sorcerers” with mushrooms for the fasting table, eggs from the recipe will have to be excluded. But the liquid drained from the masses of potatoes, you need to pour out not immediately, but giving her time to settle, after which the starch should be put to the potatoes. In this case, lean pancakes with mushrooms will be tender and tasty.
Pancakes with pickled mushrooms
Composition:
- potatoes - 1 kg;
- pickled mushrooms - 150 g;
- chicken egg - 2 pcs .;
- wheat flour - 35 g;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- fresh dill - 50 g;
- salt, black pepper - to taste;
- vegetable oil - how much will leave.
Method of preparation:
- Rinse the fungus, dry it, putting it on a napkin. Cut large mushrooms into several pieces.
- Potato tubers clean, wash, chop on a grater, squeeze out extra juice.
- Crush the garlic with a special press, add to the potatoes.
- Beat the eggs, combine with the potato mass, mix well.
- Enter the flour. Stir until smooth.
- Finely chop the dill with a knife.
- Put mushrooms and greens in the potato mass, add salt and pepper, mix.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan. Spread the potato mass in the pan with spoons. Fry for 3-4 minutes on each side on a fire of medium intensity.
The combination of delicate pancake base with crunchy mushrooms to taste a lot. Before serving pancakes do not interfere sprinkle with herbs. With mushroom sauce such pancakes will be especially tasty.
Potato pancakes with mushrooms and minced meat
Composition:
- potatoes - 1, 2 kg;
- fresh mushrooms - 0, 2 kg;
- minced meat (chicken will do) - 0, 2 kg;
- bulb onion - 0, 2 kg;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- mayonnaise or sour cream - 20 ml;
- carrots - 100 g;
- chicken egg - 2 pcs .;
- wheat flour - 50 g;
- salt, spices - to taste;
- vegetable oil - 40 ml.
Method of preparation:
- On a coarse grater, chop the peeled potatoes, mix it, squeeze the juice, with the egg and flour, mix thoroughly.
- Squeeze garlic into the potato mass, add salt and pepper, stir it again.
- Finely chop the onion and grate the carrots.
- Mix half the onion with the potato mass.
- Cut mushrooms into small cubes, fry together with the remaining onions and carrots, mix with minced meat.
- Add egg, salt and spices to mince. Mix thoroughly.
- Season and salt to taste the potato mass.
- Cover the baking sheet with foil and brush with butter.
- Make thin pancakes from potato masses, put them on a baking sheet. Put a layer of minced mushrooms on top. Cover with a small amount of potato paste.
- Heat the oven to 180 degrees and place a pan of pancakes in it. Bake them for 30 minutes.
It is best to serve such pancakes with sour cream or a sweet and sour sauce. They are tasty and satisfying.
Potato pancakes with mushrooms can be prepared with or without minced meat, in a pan or in the oven. There are recipes by which you can make a Lenten dish. In any case, the pancakes with mushrooms will be delicious, tender, fragrant and very nourishing.
