Kartoffelpuffer / Potato pancake. Variations of potato pancakes are extremely popular in many parts of the world, including the United States. Now, you can make them at home with this simple recipe for German potato pancakes aka Kartoffelpuffer (kar‧tof‧fel‧puf‧fer). Golden, crispy fried German potato pancakes are a real treat. Kartoffelpuffer / Potato pancake

You can have Kartoffelpuffer / Potato pancake using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Kartoffelpuffer / Potato pancake
  1. Prepare of potatoes (peeled, and grated).
  2. It’s of onion (can be grated, or finely chopped).
  3. You need of corn starch.
  4. It’s of chicken stock.
  5. You need of egg.
  6. It’s of Muskatnuss.
  7. You need of Black pepper.
  8. Prepare of Salt.
  9. It’s of smoke salmon.

Discard liquid, add potatoes back into work bowl. To that bowl also add grated onion, eggs, garlic, flour, and salt. Place grated potatoes in a colander or clean dish towel and press or wring out the liquid with your hands. Add to a medium bowl with the onion, eggs, garlic, flour, and salt.

Kartoffelpuffer / Potato pancake step by step

  1. Place the grated potato in a bowl, and squeeze out the liquid.

  2. Add the egg, corn starch, onion, chicken stock, Muskatnuss, black pepper, and salt.

  3. Mix them well.

  4. Heat some oil in the pan.

  5. Using a table spoon, place the mixture in to the pan, and flatten into pancakes with the back side of the spoon.

  6. Fry it on both side until the color turn into golden brown.

  7. Set it aside.

  8. For Dip: 50 gr cream cheese 2 tbsp Greek yogurt 1 tbsp chopped rucola Salt, and black pepper Mix all ingredients in a bowl.

  9. Check the video how did I make this recipe on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/u9nQ2Ud59Dc.

Classic German Potato Pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer) Tradissional German Potato Pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer), that can be usually eaten at an European Christmas Market. Ideal for fussy eaters as well. The most common name for German potato pancakes is Kartoffelpuffer although in different parts of the country they are known by other names. In Bavaria for example they are Reiberdatschi. Kartoffelpuffer are similar to latkes or Irish boxty but do not use matzo meal like the former or flour, buttermilk and soda like the latter.