Cookbook:Potato Pancakes

| Cuisine of Israel

Ingredients

 * 4 large potatoes
 * 1 medium onion
 * 1 egg, beaten
 * 2 tablespoons Matzo meal, corn meal, or flour
 * Salt to taste
 * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
 * Applesauce and/or sour cream

Procedure

 * 1) Peel and grate potatoes and onion.
 * 2) Mix potato and onion with egg, matzo meal, and salt.
 * 3) Heat oil in a 10-inch pan over medium heat until it is quite hot. Drop 1–2 tablespoons of the potato mixture onto the pan per pancake. Turn once to allow both sides to fry.
 * 4) Serve with applesauce and/or sour cream as a topping.